lenientlyadv.

Brit.

/ˈliːnɪəntli/, U.S.

/ˈlinjəntli/,

/ˈliniəntli/

Etymology: < lenient adj. + -ly suffix².

In a lenient manner; gently, indulgently.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of strictness > [adverb] > leniently

remissively1537

lenitivelya1632

leniently1845

1845 S. Austin tr. L. von Ranke Hist. Reformation in Germany (ed. 2) II. 247 He..exhorted his brother to act prudently and leniently.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xvii. 33 The tribunal..had dealt with him more leniently than his former friends.

1884 Spectator 4 Oct. 1325/1 It is easy to look leniently upon his tortuous diplomacy at the Congress of Westphalia.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	leniently
释义	lenientlyadv. Brit. /ˈliːnɪəntli/, U.S. /ˈlinjəntli/, /ˈliniəntli/ Etymology: < lenient adj. + -ly suffix². In a lenient manner; gently, indulgently. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of strictness > [adverb] > leniently remissively1537 lenitivelya1632 leniently1845 1845 S. Austin tr. L. von Ranke Hist. Reformation in Germany (ed. 2) II. 247 He..exhorted his brother to act prudently and leniently. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xvii. 33 The tribunal..had dealt with him more leniently than his former friends. 1884 Spectator 4 Oct. 1325/1 It is easy to look leniently upon his tortuous diplomacy at the Congress of Westphalia. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1845
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