gauzilyadv.
/ˈɡɔːzɪli/ In a light, delicate manner; so as to resemble gauze.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [adverb] > without harshness or gently
lightlyeOE
neshlyeOE
fairOE
neshc1175
softlyc1225
softa1325
hoolya1340
tenderlyc1385
soft and fair(ly)c1391
weakly1398
delicately?a1425
prettilyc1500
gently1533
gentle1548
breathingly1662
blandly1827
sparingly1863
piano1873
gauzily1903
creamily1948
1903 Daily Chron. 16 May 3/6 The black chiffon..very gauzily and daintily treated.
1934 I. W. Hutchison North to Rime-ringed Sun vii. 64 In the placid gold water..the clouds were gauzily mirrored.
1970 Daily Tel. 21 Sept. 10 I don't see myself..drifting gauzily about like Botticelli's Primavera. I just want a dress.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2018).
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