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lenitive (adj.)
[lenitive 词源字典]
early 15c., from Medieval Latin
lenitivus
, from Latin
lenitus
, past participle of
lenire
"to soften" (see
lenient
). As a noun, from early 15c.
[lenitive etymology, lenitive origin, 英语词源]
[lenitive 词源字典]