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| gentler | |
| 1. adj. comparative form of gentle: more gentle |  |
| gentle | |
| 1. adj. Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition. | |
| Stuart is a gentle man; he would never hurt you. | |
| 2. adj. Soft and mild rather than hard or severe. | |
| I felt something touch my shoulder; it was gentle and a little slimy. | |
| 3. adj. Docile and easily managed. | |
| We had a gentle swim in the lake. | |
| a gentle horse | |
| 4. adj. Gradual rather than steep or sudden. | |
| The walks in this area have a gentle incline. | |
| 5. adj. Polite and respectful rather than rude. | |
| He gave me a gentle reminder that we had to hurry up. | |
| 6. adj. (archaic) Well-born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble. | |
| 7. v. (intransitive) to become gentle | |
| 8. v. (transitive, obsolete) to ennoble | |
| 9. v. (transitive, animal husbandry) to break; to tame; to domesticate | |
| 10. v. To soothe; to calm; to make gentle. | |
| 11. n. (archaic) A person of high birth. | |
| 12. n. A trained falcon, or falcon-gentil. | |
