Gradual rather than steep or sudden.
Soft and mild rather than hard or severe.
Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition.
Polite and respectful rather than rude.
Docile and easily managed.
To break; to tame; to domesticate.
To soothe; to calm; to make gentle.
To become gentle.
A trained falcon, or falcon-gentil.
A maggot used as bait by anglers.
Unremitting, steady and persistent.
Unrelenting or unyielding in severity.