leniently

Words with a similar base: leniently

'leniently'

[laxly.r.01] as in: in a permissively lenient manner

Examples:
he felt incensed that Tarrant should have been treated so leniently given his crime

Origins

					leniently (English)
├── -ly (English)
│   ├── -lice (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   └── -ly (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── lenient (English)
    └── leniens (Latin)

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