"benignantly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more benignantly [comparative], most benignantly [superlative]
Etymology: benignant + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|benignant|ly}} benignant + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} benignantly (comparative more benignantly, superlative most benignantly)
  1. In a benignant manner.
    Sense id: en-benignantly-en-adv-GveyjdW2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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