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leniently
 

Definitions from WordNet

Adverbial leniently has 1 sense
  1. laxly, leniently - in a permissively lenient manner; "he felt incensed that Tarrant should have been treated so leniently given his crime"
    Derived from adjective lenient1

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Leniently

Adverb (Definition): In a lenient or tolerant manner; with a mild or forgiving attitude.

Example Sentence: The judge decided to sentence the young offender leniently, taking into consideration his troubled background.

Example Sentence: The teacher graded the students' assignments leniently, allowing them some margin for mistakes.

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