gently vs somewhat

gently

adv
  • 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. 

somewhat

adv
  • To a limited extent or degree. 

  • Very. 

noun
  • More or less; a certain quantity or degree; a part, more or less; something. 

  • A person or thing of importance; a somebody. 

How often have the words gently and somewhat occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )