clēmenter adv. with comp. clemens, quietly, placidly, tranquilly, calmly: si quid est factum clementer: hominem accepit.

—By degrees, gradually: iuga clementius adire, Ta.: editum iugum, Ta.

—With forbearance, mildly, with indulgence: ius dicere, Cs.: ductis militibus, i. e. without plundering, L.