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superlenient

superlenient adjective: very lenient.

Adjective

superlenient (comparative more superlenient, superlative most superlenient)

  1. Very lenient.
    • […] to prevent a reversal — and a new trial by a superlenient appellate court.1975, Frank Carrington, The Victims, page 148
    • I've been accused by a few of my relatives of being superlenient with Donna and with my son.1983, Paula McGuire, It Won't Happen to Me: Teenagers Talk about Pregnancy, page 148

Forms of superlenient

comparativemore superlenient
superlativemost superlenient

Origin of superlenient

From super- + lenient.

Questions about superlenient

What does superlenient mean?
Superlenient means very lenient.
What part of speech is superlenient?
Superlenient is an adjective.

Words near superlenient in the dictionary

  1. superlearners
  2. superlectin
  3. superlectins
  4. superlegion
  5. superlegions
  6. superlenient
  7. superlens
  8. superlenses
  9. superlensing
  10. superlethal
  11. superlevel

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