mildly
92
2.7
- adverb
- /ˈmaɪldli/
:
ligeramente
- "Are you satisfied?" she said mildly to him across the front seat.
- put it mildly
- only mildly
- mildly disruptive
In the time since then, I have, to put it mildly, been looking for God.
- In the time since then, I have, to put it mildly, been looking for God.
- Marge Jesus, OK, maybe not smite, but mildly inconvenienced.
- I've always been mildly terrified about dying and death.
- These are the enablers who they themselves are mildly narcissistic.
- That was they were disturbed, to put it mildly, they were disturbed.
- And does she have mildly embarrassing tales to share of young Neil?
- They smell very mildly earthy, very, very mildly earthy.
- Lean body mass can raise energy expenditure mildly if someone's consuming.
- It's either that or Sir and I think Daddy's mildly better.
- Oh yes, please welcome my very own mildly talented son, John Owen Lowe.
- And it is disadvantageous, to put it mildly, to try to use something else.
- Because the other thing I noticed is that how do I put this mildly, Maduki was good.
Examples
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When the Matrix sequels came out, I was mildly disappointed.
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"I'm going to bed," said Tina, mildly, and went off down the hall.
Fiction book (1991) -
I mean, what you did was mildly smart.
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I'll keep trying to make interesting and mildly educational content as much as I can.
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Well, that was only mildly awkward.
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Lifestyles of the mildly famous are not so rich.
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I suppose your proposal was only mildly insulting.
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Pupils are mildly dilated due to the medication.
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The New York Herald gave a mildly favorable description of Long's first day in Congress.
Academic text (2011) -
The medication causes pupils to be mildly dilated, affecting vision.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A small amount, not very much
∞
1.0
To a small degree or amount
895
1.0
To some degree but not very much
885
1.0
A little, not very much
372
1.0
To do something with little force to avoid hurting or making noise
129
2.2
To a fair degree but not very much
86
1.0
In a gentle way using little force
47
2.8
To some degree but not very much
47
2.7
In a way that is only slightly noticeable
35
4.1
By a small amount
22
3.7
A very small amount that is almost not noticeable
16
4.1
A little in amount or degree
3
4.9
Good enough but not very good
In an average way, neither very much nor very little
In a very small, quiet way that is hard to hear
Antonyms
How Strong
88
3.1
638
1.0
144
3.4
47
2.8
92
2.7
885
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word mildly comes from mild, like a 'mild' breeze that is soft and not strong, and the ending -ly means 'in a ... way'. So, when someone reacts mildly, they do it 'in a gentle or slight way'.