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Meanings of laxly in inglês

In a permissively lenient manner.

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Examples for "leniently"
Examples for "leniently"
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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
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Hermon might assure her that he, the commander, meant to deal leniently.
Arachne — Volume 08
Usage of laxly in inglês
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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
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Others accuse some universities of applying too laxly the headscarf ban.
Reuters
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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
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It left interest rates too low for too long, and laxly regulated the megabanks.
Reuters
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With a deafening roar she swept in, the engineer jogging laxly on his cushions.
Every Man for Himself
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I was pleased, however, to see that I was so lightly and laxly guarded.
In the Wrong Paradise, and Other Stories
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They think so... so"-Johannahesitated for a word-"solaxly on earnest subjects.
Maurice Guest
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Nadine's hand continued to hang laxly in the air.
The stand
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The small attenuated leaves are alternate and laxly arranged on the flower stems, which are 6in.
Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers / Describing the Most...
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The word properly applies to Muhammadans only, but is often laxly used to include Hindoo ascetics.
Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official
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Curfew, which had been laxly enforced, would be strictly monitored, and those who disobeyed would be punished.
Ahsoka
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Detective Sergeant Fitzgerald gaped, his mouth dropped open and his gun held laxly in a practically nerveless hand.
The Ambulance Made Two Trips
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On Mary's coronation-day, the doors of the dungeon were so laxly guarded, that it was easy to escape.
Fox's Book of Martyrs / Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, a...
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He said, 'I may, perhaps, have said this; for nobody, at times, talks more laxly than I do.'
The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, LL.D.
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Laxly through the time