leniently

ADVERB

lightly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

casually delicately easily faintly freely gingerly mildly moderately quietly simply slightly softly sparsely subtly tenderly thinly

WEAK

agilely airily breezily carelessly daintily ethereally flippantly frivolously heedlessly indifferently nimbly peacefully readily slightingly smoothly sparingly tenuously thoughtlessly timidly unsubstantially well

Antonyms

STRONGEST

difficultly roughly uncarefully

WEAK

effortfully heavily

ADVERB

reasonably

Synonyms

STRONGEST

calmly fairly moderately prudently

WEAK

evenly gently mildly sparingly temperately tolerantly

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Leniently as he was treated by his contemporaries, posterity has treated him more leniently still.

From Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron

leniently

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