LENIENTLY

laxly, leniently

(adverb) in a permissively lenient manner; “he felt incensed that Tarrant should have been treated so leniently given his crime”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adverb

leniently (comparative more leniently, superlative most leniently)

In a lenient manner.

Source: Wiktionary

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Le"ni*ent*ly, adv.

Definition: In a lenient manner.

LENIENT

Le"ni*ent, a. Etym: [L. leniens, -entis, p. pr. of lenire to soften, fr. lenis soft, mild. Cf. Lithe.]

1. Relaxing; emollient; softening; assuasive; -- some "Lenient of grief." Milton. Of relax the fibers, are lenient, balsamic. Arbuthnot. Time, that on all things lays his lenient hand. Pope.

2. Mild; clement; merciful; not rigorous or severe; as, a lenient disposition; a lenient judge or sentence.

Le"ni*ent, n. (Med.)

Definition: A lenitive; an emollient.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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