- leniently
- lenient ► ADJECTIVE ▪ merciful or tolerant.DERIVATIVES lenience noun leniency noun leniently adverb.ORIGIN from Latin lenire 'soothe' , from lenis 'mild, gentle' .
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Leniently — Le ni*ent*ly, adv. In a lenient manner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
leniently — forbearingly, tolerantly, clemently, mercifully, indulgently (see under FORBEARING) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
leniently — adv. Leniently is used with these verbs: ↑treat … Collocations dictionary
leniently — adverb in a permissively lenient manner he felt incensed that Tarrant should have been treated so leniently given his crime • Syn: ↑laxly • Derived from adjective: ↑lenient, ↑lax (for: ↑laxly) … Useful english dictionary
leniently — adverb see lenient … New Collegiate Dictionary
leniently — See lenient. * * * … Universalium
leniently — adverb In a lenient manner … Wiktionary
leniently — adv. tolerantly, permissively … English contemporary dictionary
leniently — le·nient·ly … English syllables
leniently — See: lenient … English dictionary
