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Princeton's WordNet

  1. mildlyadverb

    to a moderate degree

    "he was mildly interested"

  2. gently, mildlyadverb

    in a gentle manner

    "he talked gently to the injured animal"

Wiktionary

  1. mildlyadverb

    In a mild manner.

  2. mildlyadverb

    To a mild degree; slightly.

    a mildly amusing joke

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Mildlyadverb

    Etymology: from mild.

    Prince, too mildly reigning,
    Cease thy sorrow and complaining. Dryden.

    The air once heated maketh the flame burn more mildly, and so helpeth the continuance. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist. №. 375.

ChatGPT

  1. mildly

    Mildly is an adverb used to describe something done in a gentle or moderate way, reflecting a less severe, serious, or harsh nature. It is used to indicate a lower level of intensity, severity, or strength in actions, states, conditions or qualities.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Mildlyadverb

    in a mild manner

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of mildly in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of mildly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of mildly in a Sentence

  1. Steve Hall:

    I think the Ukrainians, to put it mildly, are taking this with a large grain of salt. I can't imagine that anybody, really, at this point, believes much of anything that Russia says.

  2. Donald Trump:

    Having been involved in the negotiations, to put it mildly, the number that OPEC + is looking to cut is 20 million barrels a day, not the 10 million that is generally being reported.

  3. Joe Walters:

    Around the $50 mark is what it seems management would have to up their offer to, and I think shareholders would be comfortable, or at least mildly comfortable, at that level, but I think they would start to get a little nervous if the offer went much above that price.

  4. Lane Newman:

    The Greece debt deal has been mildly positive, but it's difficult to determine what is the next move yet before Yellen's testimony tomorrow.

  5. Von Essen:

    Strange is putting it mildly.

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