leniently — agreeably tolerant; permissive; indulgent: He tended to be lenient toward the children. More lenient laws encouraged greater freedom of expression.
timidly — lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery; easily alarmed; timorous; shy.
flippantly — frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity: The audience was shocked by his flippant remarks about patriotism.
self-thinning — having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice.
sparsely — thinly scattered or distributed: a sparse population.
daintily — of delicate beauty; exquisite: a dainty lace handkerchief.
heedlessly — careless; thoughtless; unmindful: Heedless of the danger, he returned to the burning building to save his dog.
frivolously — characterized by lack of seriousness or sense: frivolous conduct.
agilely — quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe: an agile leap.
thoughtless — lacking in consideration for others; inconsiderate; tactless: a thoughtless remark.
lightly — with little weight, force, intensity, etc.; gently: to press lightly on a door bell.
faintly — lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc.: a faint light; a faint color; a faint sound.
sparingly — economical (often followed by in or of).
slightingly — derogatory and disparaging; belittling.
unsubstantial — not substantial; having no foundation in fact; fanciful; insubstantial: an unsubstantial argument; unsubstantial hopes.
