leniently
/ˈlinjəntli/LEEN-yuhnt-lee
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/ˈlinjəntli/LEEN-yuhnt-lee
Meaningin a lenient way
Common meaning: mildly, without harshness
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- lensoft, gentle, mildLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1049 · scan
- ientadjective ending: doing, being
- lyadverb ending: in a way
Journey through time
- Latinlēnis, -e‘soft, gentle, mild’
- Englishlenient‘merciful’
- Englishformed in English from lenientleniently‘mildly, without harshness’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Formed in English from lenient + -ly.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), LENIENT, p.329 · scan
Roots
- lēnis, -e Latin “soft, gentle, mild”
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