Indulgently

[ɪn'dʌldʒəntli]

(adv.) in an indulgent manner; 'I was indulgently advised to give the kids what they wanted unless I wished my son to be socially ostracised'.

Editor: Priscilla--From WordNet

(adv.) In an indulgent manner; mildly; favorably.

Editor: Olivia

But I thought perhaps it was only her own little idea--' Gudrun smiled subtly, indulgently. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
Lestrade laughed indulgently. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
Holmes smiled indulgently. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
It is rather hard, I think, to treat Count Fosco's scruples so much more indulgently than you have treated mine. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.

Editor: Olivia