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benignantly

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be·nig·nant  (b-ngnnt)
adj.
1. Favorable; beneficial.
2. Kind and gracious.
be·nignant·ly adv.
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Adv.1.benignantly - in a benign manner; "this drug is benignly soporific"
benignly


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She picked herself up in the old leisurely manner, lazily active, and looked around her benignantly, like a cow: our dear wild one safely tethered at last with a rope of children.
The Little White Bird by Barrie, James Matthew View in context
Santos smiled again, benignantly enough this time: in contemplation also: as an artist smiles upon his work.
Dead Men Tell No Tales by Hornung, E. W. View in context
And you,' benignantly returned the Father of the Marshalsea.
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