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.

leniently - in a permissively lenient manner; "he felt incensed that Tarrant should have been treated so leniently given his crime"laxly

Translations

宽厚地

lenient

(ˈliːniənt) adjective merciful or punishing only lightly. You are much too lenient with wrongdoers.宽厚的ˈleniently adverb宽厚地ˈlenience, ˈleniency noun宽厚

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Synonyms for leniently

adv in a permissively lenient manner

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