glimpflich

Mane (English)

relatively mild or lenient; not as severe or serious as could have been expected under the circumstances

Synonyms

mild

nachsichtig

sanft

harmlos

friedlich

weich

locker

umschreibend

verblümt

barmherzig

glimpflich <milde>

beschönigend

euphemistisch

gelinde

indirekt

lax

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/ˈɡlɪm(p)f.lɪç/

Etîmolojî (English)

Inherited from Middle High German: gelimpflich

Inherited from Old High German: gilimphlīh

Cognate with Middle Low German: gelimplīk

Cognate with Old English: ġelimplīċ

In summary

From Middle High German gelimpflich, from Old High German gilimphlīh, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?]. Cognate with Middle Low German gelimplīk, Old English ġelimplīċ. Derived from the obsolete noun Glimpf + -lich; compare Unglimpf.