mild-mannered
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3.4
- adjective
- /maɪldˈmænərd/
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- To best be in a position to use his amazing powers in a never-ending battle for true justice, Superman has assumed disguise of Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper.
Some of the the baddest men in the world are the most mild mannered, the most humble.
- Some of the the baddest men in the world are the most mild mannered, the most humble.
- I just think that Tom Brady, you know, for that mild mannered demeanor and that I've heard, I've heard that he's a brutally fierce competitor.
Examples
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His boss, Greg, a mild-mannered hippie electrician, works above him on the ladder.
Fiction book (1996) -
I was surprised to find that Farrell was a softly spoken, mild-mannered gentleman.
Blog text (3) -
A jury sees a beautiful young woman married to a mild-mannered teacher.
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His round glasses gave him the air of a young, mild-mannered professor.
Fiction book (1998) -
By day, a mild-mannered librarian.
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On the surface, I seem mild-mannered and easygoing.
Fiction book (2002) -
This is Gene Jensen, our usually mild-mannered church clerk.
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Both Michel and Sbastien are extremely quiet, mild-mannered men, the polar opposite of the fiery French chef stereotype.
Blog text (13) -
Tim Robbins plays Andy Dufresne, a mild-mannered Boston banker charged with the double murder of his unfaithful wife and her paramour.
Academic text (2005) -
The mild-mannered gentleman always greeted his neighbors with a warm smile.
Synonyms
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1.0
Kind and not strong in action, sound, or touch
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3.3
A person who is gentle and not forceful
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2.6
Being calm and relaxed and not easily upset
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7.4
Being quiet, modest, and often shy
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4.4
Quiet and gentle and not likely to speak up
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3.7
Calm and not easily annoyed or angry
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3.2
Kind and gentle toward others
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3.9
A person or animal who is very kind and not likely to hurt others
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7.3
A calm person who does not get angry or upset easily
Gentle in manner and tone, not likely to offend
Antonyms
How Gentle
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word mild-mannered is made of two words: mild, meaning 'not strong' or 'gentle', and mannered, from manner which means 'way of behaving'. So a mild-mannered person has a gentle 'way of behaving', which is why we use it for someone calm and polite.