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lenient

adjective

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Less strict or severe in judgment, discipline, or enforcement.

The tutor was lenient about the deadline after the library closed unexpectedly.

Dictionary practice example.

The coordinator was more lenient about a first-time paperwork error, allowing the student to correct it instead of applying the usual restriction immediately.

From Rules, Habits, and Exceptions.

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