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  • 1 molliter

        molliter adv. with comp. and sup.    [mollis], softly, gently, agreeably: te curasti, T.: aves nidos mollissime substernunt: membra movere mollius (in the dance), H.: ossa cubent, O.: Excudent spirantia mollius aera, more agreeably, V.: Versiculi euntes Mollius, smoothly, H.—Fig.: quod ferendum est molliter sapienti, patiently: vivere, voluptuously: aegritudinem pati, without fortitude, S.: ne quid per metum mollius consuleretur, too compliantly, L.: amici mollius interpretantur, too favorably, Ta.
    * * *
    mollius, mollissime ADV
    calmly/quietly/softly/gently/smoothly/easily; w/out pain/anger/harshness; weakly

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  • 2 lenis

    1.
    lēnis, e, adj. [cf. lentus], soft, smooth, mild, gentle, easy, calm.
    I.
    Lit.:

    sensus judicat dulce, amarum: lene, asperum,

    Cic. Fin. 2, 12, 36; id. N. D. 2, 58, 146:

    vehemens fricatio spissat, lenis mollit,

    Plin. 28, 4, 14, § 53:

    vinum hoc asperum est: aliud lenius, sodes, vide,

    Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 48:

    lenibus venenis uti,

    Cic. Att. 2, 21, 1:

    lenissimus ventus,

    id. ib. 7, 2, 1:

    motus laterum,

    moderate, gentle, Quint. 11, 3, 92; 161:

    leni igni sucus coquitur,

    Plin. 21, 18, 73, § 122.—Of the Nile:

    postea lenis,

    Plin. 5, 9, 10, § 54:

    tormentum,

    Hor. C. 3, 21, 13:

    volatus,

    Ov. M. 12, 527:

    somnus,

    Hor. C. 3, 1, 21.—Of heights, gently or gradually rising:

    clivus,

    Liv. 6, 24; cf. id. 29, 33.— Comp.:

    jugum paulo leniore fastigio ab ea parte quae, etc.,

    Caes. B. C. 2, 24;

    so fastigium,

    Plin. 16, 36, 64, § 158.—
    II.
    Trop., gentle, moderate, mild, lenient, calm.
    A.
    In gen.:

    servitutem lenem reddere,

    Plaut. Capt. 2, 1, 5:

    Ecce me. Opusne (erit tibi) leni? leniorem dices quam mutumst mare,

    id. Mil. 3, 1, 70:

    homo lenis et facilis,

    Cic. Fam. 5, 2, 9:

    populus Romanus in hostes lenissimus,

    id. Rosc. Am. 53, 154:

    lenissima verba,

    id. Fam. 5, 15, 1:

    lenissimum ingenium,

    id. Brut. 56, 204: lenior sententia, Caes. B. C. 1, 2: lene consilium dare, Hor C. 3, 4, 41.—
    (β).
    With inf.:

    non lenis precibus fata recludere Mercurius,

    Hor. C. 1, 24, 17.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    Of speech, mild, gentle:

    oratio placida, submissa, lenis,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 43, 183:

    lenis et fluens contextus orationis,

    Quint. 9, 4, 127:

    leniores epilogi,

    id. 6, 1, 50.—
    2.
    In gram.: spiritus, the spiritus lenis, the smooth or soft breathing (opp. the spiritus asper), Prisc. p. 572 P.— Hence, adv. in two forms.
    A.
    lēne (only poet.), softly, mildly, gently:

    sectus humum rivo, lene sonantis aquae,

    Ov. F. 2, 704:

    clivi lene jacentes,

    gently rising, Calp. Ecl. 7, 25:

    lene fluens fons,

    Nemes. Ecl. 4, 47:

    lene Notus spirat,

    Avien. Descript. Orb. 857.—
    B.
    lēnĭter (class.), softly, mildly, gently.
    1.
    Lit.:

    leniter arridens,

    Cic. Rep. 6, 12, 12:

    leniter atterens Caudam,

    Hor. C. 2, 19, 30:

    ventus leniter pluvius,

    Plin. 18, 34, 77, § 337:

    leniter ire per excubias custodum,

    Ov. Am. 1, 6, 7: collis leniter acclivis, gradually or gently rising, Caes. B. G. 7, 19; so,

    editus collis,

    Liv. 2, 50.— Comp.:

    torrens lenius decurrit,

    Ov. M. 3, 568.—
    2.
    Trop., quietly, calmly, gently, moderately, leniently.
    a.
    In gen.:

    tentem leniter an minaciter?

    Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 20:

    petere quippiam ab aliquo dictis bonis,

    id. Am. prol. 25:

    ferre aliquid,

    Ov. H. 5, 7:

    traducere aevum,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 97:

    nimis leniter latam suam injuriam ratus,

    Liv. 29, 9 (al. leviter).— Sup.:

    lenissime sentire,

    Cic. Fam. 5, 2, 9.—
    b.
    In partic.
    (α).
    Of speech:

    multa leniter, multa aspere dicta sunt,

    Cic. Brut. 44, 164:

    agit versum Roscius quam leniter, quam remisse, quam non actuose,

    id. de Or. 3, 26, 102.— Comp.:

    qui jamdiu multo dicis remissius et lenius quam solebas,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 60, 255.—
    (β).
    Moderately, i. e. very little, not at all:

    hoc leniter laudabitis,

    Plaut. Poen. 5, 3, 40; 3, 3, 9:

    leniter qui saeviunt sapiunt magis,

    id. Bacch. 3, 3, 4.—
    (γ).
    In a bad sense, remissly, indolently:

    si cunctetur atque agat lenius,

    too slowly, Caes. B. C. 1, 1.
    2.
    lenis, is, m., a kind of vessel, Afran. and Laber. ap. Non. 544, 31.

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  • 3 clēmenter

        clēmenter adv. with comp.    [clemens], quietly, placidly, tranquilly, calmly: si quid est factum clementer: hominem accepit.—By degrees, gradually: iuga clementius adire, Ta.: editum iugum, Ta. —With forbearance, mildly, with indulgence: ius dicere, Cs.: ductis militibus, i. e. without plundering, L.
    * * *
    clementius, clementissime ADV
    leniently, mercifully; mildly/softly; slowly/at an easy rate/gradually, gently

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  • 4 lēne

        lēne adv.    [lenis], softly, gently: spirans, O.

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  • 5 lēniter

        lēniter adv. with comp. and sup.    [lenis], softly, mildly, gently: adridens: atterens Caudam, H.: lenius equites lacessere, with less fury, Cs.: collis leniter acclivis, gently, Cs.: editus collis, L.: torrens lenius decurrit, O.—Fig., quietly, calmly, gently, moderately, leniently: id ferre: lenissime sentire: multa leniter multa aspere dicta sunt: consulto lenius agere, S.: dicis lenius quam solebas.— Remissly, indolently: si cunctetur atque agat lenius, Cs.
    * * *
    lenius, lenissime ADV
    gently/mildly/lightly/slightly; w/gentle movement/incline; smoothly; moderately

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  • 6 leviter

        leviter adv. with comp. levius and sup. levissimē    [1 levis], lightly, not heavily: armati, lightarmed, Cu.: levius casura pila, with less force, Cs. —Fig., slightly, a little, not much, somewhat: inflexum bacillum: saucius: lucra ligurriens: velle, O.: tanto levius miser, so much less, H.: levius dolere, O.: levius strepere, less loudly, S.: ut levissime dicam, with extreme moderation.—Easily, lightly, without difficulty, with equanimity: sed levissime feram, si, etc.: nimis leviter lata iniuria, L.: levius torquetis Arachne, more nimbly, Iu.
    * * *
    levius, levissime ADV
    lightly/gently/softly/quietly/mildly; nimbly/slightly/groundlessly/thoughtlessly

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  • 7 palpor

        palpor ātus, ārī, dep.    [1 PAL-], to stroke, touch softly, pat, caress: pectora palpanda manu, O.—Fig., to wheedle, flatter: Cui male si palpere, recalcitrat, H.
    * * *
    palpari, palpatus sum V DEP
    stroke; coax, flatter, wheedle

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  • 8 per-mulceō

        per-mulceō mulsī, mulsus, ēre,    to rub gently, stroke: manu eum, O.: barbam, L.—To touch gently: aram flatu permulcet spiritus austri, blows softly upon, C. poët.: medicata lumina virgā, O.— Fig., to soothe, charm, please, delight, flatter, fondle: sensum voluptate: his verbis aurīs, H.—To soothe, appease, allay, tame: eorum animis permulsis, Cs.: pectora dictis, V.: iram eius, L.: senectutem, mitigate: vestigia lymphis, to wash away, Ct.

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  • 9 placidē

        placidē adv. with comp.    [placidus], softly, gently, quietly, calmly, peacefully, placidly: respondet, S.: ire, T.: progredi, Cs.: ferre dolorem: plebem placidius tractare, S.
    * * *
    placidius, placidissime ADV
    gently, calmly, gradually, peacefully, quietly; in a conciliatory manner

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  • 10 sēnsim

        sēnsim adv.    [sentio], just perceptibly, gradually, by degrees, little by little, slowly, gently, softly: progrediens: sensim dicebat, quod causae prodesset: incedere, step by step, L.: sensim sine sensu aetas senescit: oritur (seditio) sensim ex clamore: mentio inlata, L.: sensim et sapienter amare, O.: queri, Ph.
    * * *
    slowly, gradually, cautiously

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  • 11 submissē (summ-)

        submissē (summ-) adv. with comp.    [submissus].—Of manner, softly, gently, calmly, modestly: dicere: ornamentis uti summissius.—Of character, modestly, humbly, submissively: mihi supplicare: agere, O.: se gerere submissius.

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  • 12 suppēdō

        suppēdō —, —, ēre    [sub+pedo], to break wind softly.

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  • 13 demuttio

    demuttire, -, - V INTRANS

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  • 14 submurmuro

    submurmurare, submurmuravi, submurmuratus V INTRANS

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  • 15 summurmuro

    summurmurare, summurmuravi, summurmuratus V INTRANS

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  • 16 susurratim

    in a low voice/whisper, softly

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  • 17 leviter

    lightly, softly, slightly.

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  • 18 summisse

    humbly, softly, calmly, modestly.

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  • 19 adrepo

    ar-rēpo (better, adr-), repsi, reptum, 3, v. n., to creep or move slowly to or toward something, to steal softly to, lit. and trop.; constr. with ad; post-Aug. with dat.
    I.
    Lit.:

    mus aut lacerta ad columbaria,

    Varr. R. R. 3, 7, 3; so Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 98:

    rubetae adrepentes foribus,

    id. 11, 18, 19, § 62; Val. Max. 6, 8 fin. —
    II.
    Trop.: sensim atque moderate ad amicitiam adrepserat, * Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 68: leniter in spem Adrepe officiosus, * Hor. S. 2, 5, 48:

    qui animis muliercularum adrepit,

    Tac. A. 3, 50:

    occultis libellis saevitiae principis adrepit,

    id. ib. 1, 74.

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  • 20 arrepo

    ar-rēpo (better, adr-), repsi, reptum, 3, v. n., to creep or move slowly to or toward something, to steal softly to, lit. and trop.; constr. with ad; post-Aug. with dat.
    I.
    Lit.:

    mus aut lacerta ad columbaria,

    Varr. R. R. 3, 7, 3; so Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 98:

    rubetae adrepentes foribus,

    id. 11, 18, 19, § 62; Val. Max. 6, 8 fin. —
    II.
    Trop.: sensim atque moderate ad amicitiam adrepserat, * Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 68: leniter in spem Adrepe officiosus, * Hor. S. 2, 5, 48:

    qui animis muliercularum adrepit,

    Tac. A. 3, 50:

    occultis libellis saevitiae principis adrepit,

    id. ib. 1, 74.

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