mildly

mild

M0291700 (mīld)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 Note at fair¹.

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

mild′ly adv.mild′ness n.

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	mildly - to a moderate degree; "he was mildly interested"
	2.	mildly - in a gentle manner; "he talked gently to the injured animal"gently

Translations

温和地

mild

(maild) adjective1. (of a person or his personality) gentle in temper or behaviour. such a mild man.温和的2. (of punishment etc) not severe. a mild sentence.轻微的3. (of weather especially if not in summer) not cold; rather warm. a mild spring day.温暖的4. (of spices, spiced foods etc) not hot. a mild curry.味淡的ˈmildly adverb温和地ˈmildness noun 温和，和善，温暖

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That's putting it mildly

That is an understatement. That's saying it without any exaggeration. A: "Gosh, it is downright balmy out!" B: "That's putting it mildly! I feel like I'm melting!" The new manager is a bit of a hothead—and that's putting it mildly!See also: mildly, put

to put it mildly

To underemphasize or downplay something. This phrase is typically used without conjugating the infinitive "to put." A: "Oh, it was just a rain storm." B: "Yeah, to put it mildly. It was more like a hurricane!"See also: mildly, put

to put it mildly

and put it mildlyto understate something; to say something politely. (Note the variation in the examples.) She was angry at almost everyone—to put it mildly. To say she was angry is putting it mildly. To put it mildly, she was enraged.See also: mildly, put

put it mildly

Understate, say without exaggeration, as in It's a fairly long way to walk, to put it mildly-twenty miles or so. [First half of 1900s] See also: mildly, put

put it ˈmildly

used for showing that you could have said something much stronger or more critical, etc: He was annoyed, to put it mildly (= he was very angry). ♢ ‘She said you didn’t like it.’ ‘That’s putting it mildly — it’s hideous!’See also: mildly, put

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Synonyms for mildly

adv in a gentle manner

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