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mildly
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adverbial mildly has 2 senses
- mildly(r = adv.all) Array - to a moderate degree; "he was mildly interested"
- mildly(r = adv.all) gently - in a gentle manner; "he talked gently to the injured animal"
OXFORD DICTIONARY
mildly, adv. in a mild fashion.
Idiom
to put it mildly as an understatement (implying the reality is more extreme).
THESAURUS
mildly
after a fashion, appreciably, at any rate, at best, at least, at most, at the least, at the most, at the outside, at worst, comparatively, detectably, fairly, gently, in a manner, in a way, in part, in some measure, incompletely, leastwise, like a lamb, meekly, merely, moderately, modestly, not comprehensively, not exhaustively, only, pacifically, part, partially, partly, peaceably, pro tanto, purely, quietly, relatively, simply, so far, somewhat, tamely, thus far, to a degree, to some degree, tolerably, visibly
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