Both Uses
benign
in
Ordinary People
(Auto-generated)
- The smile is benign.†
p. 42.8 *
- The beams switch to low, and Berger smiles benignly.†
p. 121.2
Definitions:
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(1)
(benign) kindly, mild, or harmless
(In medicine, a tumor that is not life-threatening, is called benign.) - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)