Antonyms for tenderlyten·der·ly

Princeton's WordNet

1. tenderlyadverb

   with tenderness; in a tender manner

   "tenderly she placed her arms round him"

How to use tenderly in a sentence?

1. Roxanne Dube:

   Your grief is our grief, we can only hope that, in time, we will find common purpose towards diminishing the causes of such violent crimes. For now, we just want to be there for Marc, our incredibly caring son who loved his brother very much, and to say goodbye, ever so tenderly and quietly to Jean, our love.

2. Henry David Thoreau:

   The finest qualities of our nature, like the bloom on fruits, can be preserved only by the most delicate handling. Yet we do not treat ourselves nor one another thus tenderly.

3. Bob Alberti:

   Hold tenderly that which you cherish, for it is precious and a tight grip may crush it. Do not let the fear of dropping it cause you to hold it too tightly the chances are, it's holding you too.

4. Francis de Sales:

   If the heart wanders or is distracted, bring it back to the point quite gently and replace it tenderly in its Master's presence. And even if you did nothing during the whole of your hour but bring your heart back and place it again in Our Lord's presence, though it went away every time you brought it back, your hour would be very well employed.

5. Ring Lardner:

   'Are you lost, daddy' I asked tenderly. 'Shut up,' he explained.

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