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# leniently

adverb (leniently)

«leniently» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Leniently means in a gentle, less strict way, giving a smaller punishment than expected. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leniently/#m1)

### In the lessons

School rules, law and stories: «treated leniently», «marked leniently». It tells the reader that someone in charge was kind or soft.

### Examples

- The teacher treated the late pupils leniently. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leniently/#x1)
- The judge dealt leniently with the young driver. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leniently/#x2)
- The test was marked leniently. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leniently/#x3)
- Dad acted leniently because it was my birthday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leniently/#x4)
- Rules about lunch were applied leniently on sports day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leniently/#x5)
- He was punished leniently for his first mistake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leniently/#x6)

### Note

Adjective: lenient. Noun: leniency. Opposite: strictly, harshly. Say «LEE-nee-ent-lee».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «leniently» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leniently/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«leniently» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/leniently.html) on Mova free.