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   lenient

   /ˈliːnɪənt/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a punishment or person in authority) more merciful or tolerant than expected: "in the view of the Court the sentence was too lenient"
   • 2. mild or soothing; emollient. archaic

   Word Origin mid 17th century (in lenient (sense 2)): from Latin lenient- ‘soothing’, from the verb lenire, from lenis ‘mild, gentle’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. leniently adverb

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