glimpflich
Meaning
relatively mild or lenient; not as severe or serious as could have been expected under the circumstances
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡlɪm(p)f.lɪç/
Etymology
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.
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