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mildly

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mild  (mld)
adj. mild·er, mild·est
1. Gentle or kind in disposition, manners, or behavior.
2.
a. Moderate in type, degree, effect, or force: a mild pipe tobacco; a mild sedative.
b. Not extreme: a mild winter storm.
c. Warm and full of sunshine; pleasant: a mild spring day; mild weather in June.
3. Not severe or acute: a mild fever.
4. Easily molded, shaped, or worked; malleable: mild steel.
intr.v. mild·ed, mild·ing, milds
Texas & Virginia To diminish or decrease. Used of the wind or a storm. See Regional Note at fair1.

[Middle English, from Old English milde; see mel-1 in Indo-European roots.]

mildly adv.
mildness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.mildly - to a moderate degree; "he was mildly interested"
2.mildly - in a gentle manner; "he talked gently to the injured animal"
Translations
mildly [ˈmaɪldlɪ] ADV
1. (= gently) [say, reply] → suavemente, con suavidad
2. (= slightly) [amusing, surprised, interested, irritated] → ligeramente
3. (= weakly) [protest] → débilmente; [rebuke] → con suavidad, suavemente
he was only mildly criticized for his actionssólo recibió críticas moderadas por sus acciones
4. to put it mildly: to put it mildly, I was crossdecir que estaba enfadado es quedarse corto
he's a low-down thief, and that's putting it mildlyes un cochino ladrón por no decir algo peor
mildly [ˈmaɪldli] adv
[say] → doucement
[surprised, alarmed] → légèrement; [amusing, surprising] → assez
I'm only mildly surprised → Je ne suis que légèrement surpris.
[spiced] → légèrement
to put it mildly → c'est le moins qu'on puisse dire
But not all the money, to put it mildly, has been used wisely → Tout l'argent n'a pas été bien dépensé, c'est le moins qu'on puisse dire.
To say we are disappointed is putting it mildly
BUT Dire que nous sommes déçus, le terme est faible.
mild-mannered [ˌmaɪldˈmænərd] adjdoux*(douce)
mildly
advleicht; say, asksanft; scold, rebuke, protest, curse, replymilde; to put it mildlygelinde gesagt; … and that’s putting it mildly… und das ist noch milde ausgedrückt; they seemed mildly interestedsie machten einen leicht interessierten Eindruck; to be mildly critical of somethingetw milde kritisieren
mildly [ˈmaɪldlɪ] adv (gently) → gentilmente, dolcemente, delicatamente; (slightly) → vagamente
to put it mildly (fam) → per usare un eufemismo, a dir poco
mildly [ˈmaɪldlɪ] adv (gently) → gentilmente, dolcemente, delicatamente; (slightly) → vagamente
to put it mildly (fam) → per usare un eufemismo, a dir poco


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" Then he added more mildly, "I have a message, dear Madam, to your husband, which I must not deliver in your presence; and, if you would suffer us to retire for a few minutes ----" But my Wife would not listen to the proposal that our august Visitor should so incommode himself, and assuring the Circle that the hour of her own retirement had long passed, with many reiterated apologies for her recent indiscretion, she at last retreated to her apartment.
The wizened-looking little man came and watched them benevolently, peering every now and then through his spectacles, and applauding mildly any particularly good stroke.
Pitcher, still mildly curious, noticed a difference in her ways this morning.
 
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