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Meanings of leniently in English

In a permissively lenient manner.

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Examples for "laxly"
Examples for "laxly"
1
The others make an unfavourable impression because they are so laxly executed.
The Clyde Mystery / a Study in Forgeries and Folklore
2
And then his head drooped, his hands fell laxly at his sides.
The Glory of the Conquered: The Story of a Great Love
3
Others accuse some universities of applying too laxly the headscarf ban.
Reuters
4
This building was not as laxly protected as it might seem.
All together dead
5
Karst came last, bent low under the heavy pack, his arms hanging laxly.
Cities in Flight
Usage of leniently in English
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The sentence of imprisonment was at first interpreted leniently by the Pope.
Great Astronomers
2
The old living-room of the cabin had been more leniently dealt with.
A Son of the Hills
3
Never did rebellion collapse more ignominiously; never were rebels treated so leniently.
England under the Tudors
4
God will deal more leniently with him than I should have done.
Napoleon and Blücher: An Historical Novel
5
Hermon might assure her that he, the commander, meant to deal leniently.
Arachne — Volume 08
6
To dress a ham, signifies you will be leniently treated by others.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What's in a Dream / A Scien...
7
Not more than he does with every other girl, said Bridgie leniently.
More about Pixie
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You're treated leniently because you can't be expected to understand decent behavior.
The Ivory Trail
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That she should have been treated so leniently and Jeanne so cruelly!
Jeanne D'Arc: Her Life And Death
10
But family offices are treated more leniently under the new regulations.
Reuters
11
By contrast, the normal courts treat corruption cases much more leniently.
Reuters
12
He said celebrities and public figures were treated more leniently by the courts.
Radio NZ
13
The Church herself would look very leniently on the venial fault.
A Siren
14
Yet it would appear that abstract justice judged less leniently of the position.
The History of Sir Richard Calmady: A Romance
15
You have been treated leniently, according to the will of Madame.
Peter Ruff and the Double Four
16
If you will confess now, I will promise to deal leniently with you.
The New Girl at St. Chad's: A Story of School Life
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Leniently through the time
Leniently across language varieties
United Kingdom
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