leniently
leen yuhnt lee
- r in a permissively lenient manner
he felt incensed that Tarrant should have been treated so leniently given his crime
- Well aware of what the Peace--Friendship Association is up to, the Finnish Government has so far dealt leniently with it, has winked at the fact that it is openly Communist .
- The office is getting known as an easy grader, awarding patents too leniently, to such things as basic medical tests and "business methods" like one-click online shopping.
- He predicts that the Inspector General's recommendation for "appropriate corrective action" will be interpreted leniently.