adverb
- in a kind, gentle, or harmless manner
Examples
- The elderly professor smiled benignly at his students.
- She nodded benignly when asked about the minor mistake.
- The sun shone benignly on the peaceful garden.
- He spoke benignly to the nervous child.
- The judge looked benignly upon the first-time offender.
- The grandmother watched benignly as the children played.