mildly
adverb /ˈmaɪldli/
/ˈmaɪldli/
Idioms - slightly; not very much
- mildly surprised/irritated/interested
- Those figures are mildly encouraging, but we need faster progress.
- in a gentle manner
- ‘I didn't mean to upset you,’ he said mildly.
Idioms
to put it mildly
- used to show that what you are talking about is much more extreme, etc. than your words suggest
- The result was unfortunate, to put it mildly (= it was extremely unfortunate).
- To say I’m disgusted is putting it mildly.