1) Benevolently 2) Benignly 3) Calmly 4) Compassionately 5) Considerately 6) Helpfully 7) Humanely 8) In a gentle manner 9) In a gradual manner 10) In a soft way 11) Kind-heartedly 12) Kindly 13) Meekly 14) Mildly 15) Mildly, softly 16) Nice way to break bad news 17) Nicely 18) One way to break the news Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/gently