Meaning & use
Benignly
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In a kind, gentle, or harmless manner.
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The old teacher smiled benignly at the nervous new student.
The tumor was found to be growing benignly and required no immediate treatment.
A note on using this word
"Benignly" applies both to gentle behavior and, in medicine, to conditions that are not harmful or cancerous.
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