1. In a gradual manner
   "a gently sloping terrain" 
2. In a gentle manner
   "he talked gently to the injured animal"
   - mildly 
3. With little weight or force
   - lightly, softly

See also: gentle

Encyclopedia: Gently

• self-destruct
• self-destruction
• self-destructive
• self-determination
• self-digestion
• self-directed
• self-direction
• self-discipline
• self-disciplined
• self-discovery
• self-disgust
• self-distrust
• self-doubt
• self-drive
• self-educated
• self-education
• self-effacement
• self-effacing
• self-employed
• self-employed person
• self-employment
• self-enclosed
• self-established
• self-esteem
• self-evident