Softly, delicately (6)
I believe the answer is:
gently
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">softly</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that softly can be written as gently)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">delicately</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for gently that I've seen before include "In a mild/kind manner" , "Lightly, mildly, softly" , "Not violently" , "in a peaceful manner?" , "In mild and moderate manner, not in rough way" .)