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glimpflich (adj/adv)  lenient, light, mild; not serious, without serious consequences

Unfall mit Schulbus endet glimpflich (Schlagzeile)
School bus accident not serious (headline)

Related: glimpflich davonkommen to get off lightly; come out without a scratch, jdn glimpflich bestrafen to give sb a lenient sentence, let sb off with a light sentence

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