tenderly

tender +‎ -ly

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛn.dɚ.li/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛn.də.li/
• Hyphenation: ten‧der‧ly

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tenderly (comparative more tenderly, superlative most tenderly)

1. In a tender manner; gently; sweetly.
   • 1749, [John Cleland], “(Please specify the letter or volume)”, in Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure [Fanny Hill], London: […] G. Fenton [i.e., Fenton and Ralph Griffiths] […], →OCLC:

     and the hour striking at which I was oblig'd to dispatch my young man, I tenderly advised him of the necessity there was for parting

• tendrely