HyperDic: leniently

English > 1 sense of the word *leniently*:
ADVERB	all	leniently, laxly	in a permissively lenient manner

leniently > pronunciation
Sounds	liy'nyahntliy
Rhymes	ably ... zealously: 1543 rhymes with liy...

English > *leniently*: 1 sense > adverb 1
Meaning	In a permissively lenient manner.
Example	"he felt incensed that Tarrant should have been treated so leniently given his crime"
Synonym	laxly
Adjectives	lenient	tolerant or lenient