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Mildly

//ˈmaɪldli// adv

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Adverb
  1. 1
    In a mild manner.

    "Long before you see the lean, handsome heads peering mildly over the half-doors of the loose boxes, you know that East Ilsley's business is training racehorses."

  2. 2
    To a mild degree; slightly.

    "a mildly amusing joke"

Adverb
  1. 1
    to a moderate degree wordnet
  2. 2
    in a gentle manner wordnet

Etymology

From mild + -ly.

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