with kid gloves
- gentlyIn a mild manner
- carefullyWith deliberate attention
- delicatelyIn a careful, subtle manner
- tenderlyWith gentle care
- softlyWith little volume
cautiously · diplomatically · tactfully · sensitively · eggshells · fragile · handling · precious · velvet · dainty · pampered · coddled · babied · protective · soothing · courteous · considerate · mild
manner of treatment
with kid glovesroughly
In approximate terms
harshly · heavy-handedly · brutally · ruthlessly · callously
directness of approach
with kid glovesbluntly
Speaking without diplomacy
point-blank · no holds barred · gloves off · baldly · frankly