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   Le·ni·ent

   /ˈlēnyənt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of punishment or a person in authority) permissive, merciful, or tolerant: "judges were far too lenient with petty criminals"
   • 2. emollient. archaic

   Word Origin mid 17th century (in lenient (sense 2)): from Latin lenient- ‘soothing’, from the verb lenire, from lenis ‘mild, gentle’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. leniently adverb

   Scrabble Points: 7

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