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leniently
le·ni·ent L0118300 (lē′nē-ənt, lēn′yənt)adj.1. Inclined not to be harsh or strict; merciful or indulgent: lenient parents.2. Not harsh or strict; merciful or generous: lenient rules.
[Obsolete French, from Latin lēniēns, lēnient-, present participle of lēnīre, to pacify, from lēnis, soft; see lē- in Indo-European roots.]
le′ni·ent·ly adv.Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | leniently - in a permissively lenient manner; "he felt incensed that Tarrant should have been treated so leniently given his crime"laxly |
Translationslenient (ˈliːniənt) adjective merciful or punishing only lightly. You are much too lenient with wrongdoers. 寬厚的 宽厚的ˈleniently adverb 寬厚地 宽厚地ˈlenience, ˈleniency noun 寬厚 宽厚leniently
Synonyms for lenientlyadv in a permissively lenient mannerSynonyms |