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leniently, adv.|ˈliːnɪəntlɪ| [f. prec. + -ly2.] In a lenient manner; gently, indulgently.
1845S. Austin Ranke's Hist. Ref. II. 247 He..exhorted his brother to act prudently and leniently. 1855Macaulay Hist. Eng. xvii. IV. 33 The tribunal..had dealt with him more leniently than his former friends. 1884Spectator 4 Oct. 1325/1 It is easy to look leniently upon his tortuous diplomacy at the Congress of Westphalia. |