Emily Dickinson Lexicon

soft (-er), adv. [see soft, adj.]

1. Placidly; easily; gradually.
2. Shyly; timorously; stealthily; noiselessly; not loudly; gentle-sounding.
3. More reverently; with hesitance.
4. Reverently; sweetly; gracefully; with devotion.
5. Effortlessly; with less force; with diminishing energy.
6. Quietly; noiselessly.
7. Discreetly; circumspectly; confidentially; secretly; surreptitiously; [fig.] while eavesdropping.
8. More slowly; [fig.] tamely; less wildly.
9. Gently; tenderly; naturally.
10. With stillness; without being noticed; [fig.] surreally; supernaturally; like a vision.