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benignly

/bɪˈnaɪn.li/
be · nign · ly
Adjective:benign
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• adverb

1

In a kind, gentle, or benevolent manner; with warmth and goodwill.

Example

"The professor smiled benignly at the nervous first-year students as they entered the lecture hall."

2

In a harmless, mild, or non-threatening way that causes no damage or ill effect.

Example

"Although the skin condition initially alarmed the patient, it progressed benignly and resolved without medical intervention."

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Word Origin & Etymology

Formed in Middle English from the adjective benign plus the adverbial suffix -ly. Benign derives via Old French from Latin benignus, meaning "kind" or "well-born," from bene ("well") and the root gignere ("to beget" or "to produce").

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