leniently

English

Etymology

From lenient +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

leniently (comparative more leniently, superlative most leniently)

1. In a lenient manner.
   • 2010, Seymour Gitin, “Philistines in the Books of Kings”, in André Lemaire, Baruch Halpern, Matthew Joel Adams, editors, The Books of Kings: Sources, Composition, Historiography and Reception, page 317:

     With Assyria in full control of the Levantine littoral, Philistia, which was vital to Assyrian political and commercial aspirations, was treated leniently and was awarded “favored nation” status.

Derived terms

• unleniently