Without strong force or quickness: softly, lightly.
In a gentle manner; to a gentle degree.
From a gentle or high-class family.
Quietly: without much noise or motion.
Piece by piece; in small amounts, stages, or degrees.
Into pieces or parts.
Made or done in pieces or one stage at a time.
To divide or distribute piecemeal; dismember.
A fragment; a scrap.