Lenient and Stony

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Lenient adjective - Tolerant or lenient.

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Stony is an antonym for lenient.

Nearby Words: leniently, leniency, lenience

Stony adjective - Having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings.

Usage example: the judge's stony demeanor didn't raise the defendant's hopes for a more lenient sentence

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Lenient is an antonym for stony.

Nearby Words: stone, stonily

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