Meanings
adverbleniently (comparative more leniently, superlative most leniently)
comparative more leniently · superlative most leniently
- In a lenient manner.
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.
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
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbin a permissively lenient manner
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Origin
- Englishlenient
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishleniently
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“leniently.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leniently. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
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