gently
adv. manner A2 Elementary US //ˈdʒɛntɫi// UK //dʒˈɛntli// gen·tly
adv. in a soft, light, or kind way. You use this when you do something carefully so you do not hurt anyone or break anything.
adv. in a mild, kind, or gradual manner; without force or roughness.
She gently placed the sleeping baby in the crib.
The nurse cleaned the wound gently to avoid causing the patient any unnecessary pain.
The path slopes gently toward the valley floor, offering hikers an easy descent through the pine forest as the sun begins to set.
From Middle English gentilly, gentlych, gentilliche, equivalent to gentle + -ly, with *-lely simplified to -ly by haplology.
Usage
Typically placed after the verb it modifies or at the end of the clause.