GENTLE

Gentle

Gentle is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Comics Universe, and a member of the student body of the Xavier Institute.

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gentle

Noun

  1. A person of high birth.
  2. A maggot used as bait by anglers
  3. A trained falcon, or falcon-gentil.

Verb

  1. to become gentle
  2. to ennoble
  3. to break; to tame; to domesticate
  4. To soothe; to calm.

Adjective

  1. Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition.
  2. Soft and mild rather than hard or severe.
  3. Docile and easily managed.
    a gentle horse
  4. Gradual rather than steep or sudden.
  5. Polite and respectful rather than rude.
  6. Well-born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble.


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