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Benignly

see synonyms of benignly

Adverb

1. benignantly, benignly

in a benign manner

Example Sentences:
'this drug is benignly soporific'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Benignly

see synonyms of benignly
adjective
1. 
showing kindliness; genial
2. 
(of soil, climate, etc) mild; gentle
3. 
favourable; propitious
4. pathology
(of a tumour, etc) not threatening to life or health; not malignant

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Benignly

see synonyms of benignly
adjective
1. 
good-natured; kindly
2. 
favorable; beneficial
3.  Medicine
doing little or no harm; not malignant; specif., not cancerous
benign tumors

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Benignly

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adj.
1.
a. Having little or no detrimental effect; harmless: a benign chemical; benign indifference.
b. Of no danger to health; not malignant or disease-causing: a benign tumor.
2. Tending to exert a beneficial influence; favorable: a policy with benign consequences for the economy.
3.
a. Gentle or kind: "a world regarded as the creative product of a benign God" (Nicholas Rescher).
b. Showing gentleness or kindness: a benign smile. See Synonyms at kind1.

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