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Definition of mildly in English: mildlyadverb ˈmʌɪldliˈmaɪldli 1In a mild or gentle manner. ‘Don't be childish,’ he reproved mildly Example sentencesExamples - She said that she has been thinking about how she feels about her father, and while she feels mildly aggrieved, she is unable to feel any true anger.
- ‘My intention was to abstain on the matter of the landscape lighting,’ I said mildly.
- Second, at the same time, I'm somewhat surprised and mildly appalled that this story hasn't generated a lot of buzz in the blogosphere.
- ‘Give me your name,’ the man said mildly, smiling at Chris in a polite manner.
- ‘I've never thought there was too much in that,’ said Toby mildly.
- All this having been said, consider the possibility of mildly challenging the parent who admits to turning the decision over to the child.
- But I was mildly put off, and somewhat challenged.
- His voice is mildly nasal, mildly ironic, and in general, mild.
- I'd always be mildly irritated and try to ignore it.
- Some people find incessant talking mildly annoying.
Synonyms without severe punishment, easily, leniently, mildly - 1.1 Not seriously.
he had suffered mildly from the illness since he was 23 Example sentencesExamples - Every fibre of his being seems to be wrapped around the songs and yet it only mildly suffers from a few repetitive moments that make some songs less than perfect.
- He suffered from multiple bruises and was mildly dehydrated.
- From next April, a team of medics will be on hand to help patients cope with the effects of the illness, which varies widely from people who are mildly affected to those who are bed-bound.
- They might find their reading is hard, which could mean they are mildly dyslexic, or their maths might be hard, or they can't colour in properly as they are colour blind.
- His family believe that Conor, who is mildly autistic, might have taken a survival manual with him, heightening their fears that he planned climbing a mountain.
- It is neither contagious nor hereditary, but it affects a child's co-ordination, mildly or severely, making it cumbersome to perform simple daily skills.
- The complainant suffered several blows which left his fist mildly scarred.
- I thought for sure this guy was mildly retarded.
- 1.2as submodifier To a slight extent.
he kept his voice mildly curious Example sentencesExamples - They seem mildly curious about my disgraceful lack of composure.
- She had large dark brown doe eyes and a mildly soft voice.
- She glided over to him, her best mildly curious look on her face.
- I'm also still mildly sore from Saturday's little walk.
- Yet, going to their house could be mildly upsetting.
- Darien forced his face to look mildly curious.
- Grace threw a mildly curious look at the library doors before heading to her study.
- Barry did have a nice singing voice, but overall I found her piece mildly creepy.
- I talked slowly, coolly, just barely managing to keep my voice light and only mildly curious.
- This topic deserves more serious attention than a mildly humorous rundown.
- Spice up pub nights with your anecdotes, amaze friends and family with facts from your lectures, and expand the ranks of the mildly curious.
- I wasn't overly sleepy, just mildly lazy during the day.
- I was quite amused at the formality and mildly curious at what the experience would be like.
- But I have made a curious and mildly embarrassing discovery.
- If you're fascinated (or just mildly curious) about birds and their habits, this is a must-see.
- She seems only mildly, politely interested in my world.
- The MO and I looked at each other in a mildly confused manner.
- But I was mildly curious about the link, so I went and looked at the page.
- The women were mildly curious, yes, but after some brief excitement, they knew they had no answers.
- Unlike most others of its kind, it seemed mildly curious, coming closer as the morning went by.
Phrases to put it mildly (or putting it mildly) Used to imply that the reality is more extreme, usually worse. the proposals were, to put it mildly, unpopular Example sentencesExamples - The difference that makes is considerable, to put it mildly.
- These are, to put it mildly, extremely limited measures, if not worse.
- But the PM's handling of this has been a little awkward, to put it mildly.
- That particular part of the story has been, to put it mildly, well-covered.
- His musical career has been uneven, to put it mildly.
Synonyms to put it mildly, putting it mildly, without any exaggeration, at the very least, as an understatement
Definition of mildly in US English: mildlyadverbˈmaɪldliˈmīldlē 1In a mild manner, in particular without anger or severity. Example sentencesExamples - ‘I've never thought there was too much in that,’ said Toby mildly.
- All this having been said, consider the possibility of mildly challenging the parent who admits to turning the decision over to the child.
- Second, at the same time, I'm somewhat surprised and mildly appalled that this story hasn't generated a lot of buzz in the blogosphere.
- His voice is mildly nasal, mildly ironic, and in general, mild.
- Some people find incessant talking mildly annoying.
- ‘Give me your name,’ the man said mildly, smiling at Chris in a polite manner.
- I'd always be mildly irritated and try to ignore it.
- She said that she has been thinking about how she feels about her father, and while she feels mildly aggrieved, she is unable to feel any true anger.
- But I was mildly put off, and somewhat challenged.
- ‘My intention was to abstain on the matter of the landscape lighting,’ I said mildly.
Synonyms without severe punishment, easily, leniently, mildly - 1.1 Not seriously or dangerously.
he had suffered mildly from the illness since he was 23 Example sentencesExamples - His family believe that Conor, who is mildly autistic, might have taken a survival manual with him, heightening their fears that he planned climbing a mountain.
- Every fibre of his being seems to be wrapped around the songs and yet it only mildly suffers from a few repetitive moments that make some songs less than perfect.
- They might find their reading is hard, which could mean they are mildly dyslexic, or their maths might be hard, or they can't colour in properly as they are colour blind.
- From next April, a team of medics will be on hand to help patients cope with the effects of the illness, which varies widely from people who are mildly affected to those who are bed-bound.
- I thought for sure this guy was mildly retarded.
- He suffered from multiple bruises and was mildly dehydrated.
- It is neither contagious nor hereditary, but it affects a child's co-ordination, mildly or severely, making it cumbersome to perform simple daily skills.
- The complainant suffered several blows which left his fist mildly scarred.
- 1.2as submodifier To a slight extent.
he kept his voice mildly curious Example sentencesExamples - She seems only mildly, politely interested in my world.
- The women were mildly curious, yes, but after some brief excitement, they knew they had no answers.
- Spice up pub nights with your anecdotes, amaze friends and family with facts from your lectures, and expand the ranks of the mildly curious.
- I was quite amused at the formality and mildly curious at what the experience would be like.
- Darien forced his face to look mildly curious.
- But I was mildly curious about the link, so I went and looked at the page.
- Barry did have a nice singing voice, but overall I found her piece mildly creepy.
- The MO and I looked at each other in a mildly confused manner.
- They seem mildly curious about my disgraceful lack of composure.
- If you're fascinated (or just mildly curious) about birds and their habits, this is a must-see.
- She glided over to him, her best mildly curious look on her face.
- Unlike most others of its kind, it seemed mildly curious, coming closer as the morning went by.
- Yet, going to their house could be mildly upsetting.
- I'm also still mildly sore from Saturday's little walk.
- This topic deserves more serious attention than a mildly humorous rundown.
- Grace threw a mildly curious look at the library doors before heading to her study.
- She had large dark brown doe eyes and a mildly soft voice.
- I talked slowly, coolly, just barely managing to keep my voice light and only mildly curious.
- I wasn't overly sleepy, just mildly lazy during the day.
- But I have made a curious and mildly embarrassing discovery.
Phrases to put it mildly (or putting it mildly) Used to imply that the reality is more extreme, usually worse. the proposals were, to put it mildly, unpopular Example sentencesExamples - That particular part of the story has been, to put it mildly, well-covered.
- But the PM's handling of this has been a little awkward, to put it mildly.
- The difference that makes is considerable, to put it mildly.
- These are, to put it mildly, extremely limited measures, if not worse.
- His musical career has been uneven, to put it mildly.
Synonyms to put it mildly, putting it mildly, without any exaggeration, at the very least, as an understatement
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