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benevolently



ADVERB
gently
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The new lions are looking a tad ferocious rather than benevolently regal.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2022

He is benevolently condescending and professorial, inviting us to share his delight in the early American audience's "wonderful" naiveté and truculence.

From Salon Dec. 25, 2021

The set responds to Khan’s excitement and distress, but not benevolently.

From Washington Post Nov. 19, 2021

Huertas was at ease with his guitar in his hands, sometimes studiously taking notes or so benevolently giving them that it’s difficult to see that it wasn’t everyone’s idea.

From Seattle Times Sep. 13, 2021

“All right now,” he said benevolently when he had taken the camera back and flipped it off.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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