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# mildly

adverb

«mildly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Slightly; a little; not very much: mildly annoyed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mildly/#m1)
2. In a gentle, calm way: she spoke mildly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mildly/#m2)
3. to put it mildly: said when the truth is even stronger than your words. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mildly/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday talk «mildly» makes a word weaker: «mildly interesting», «mildly spicy». «To put it mildly» is a common phrase meaning it was actually much worse or bigger: «The test was hard, to put it mildly.» In science, «mildly acidic» means a little acidic.

### Examples

- The curry is only mildly spicy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mildly/#x1)
- I was mildly surprised when he turned up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mildly/#x2)
- «Please be quiet,» said the teacher mildly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mildly/#x3)
- The film was mildly funny. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mildly/#x4)
- The trip was a disaster, to put it mildly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mildly/#x5)
- Lemon juice is mildly acidic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mildly/#x6)
- The cut was mildly painful. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mildly/#x7)
- He was mildly annoyed when his pen ran out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mildly/#x8)
- “I came with him,” said Tuan mildly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mildly/#x9)

### Note

Adverb from «mild». Do not confuse with «wildly» (very, uncontrollably), which looks similar but means the opposite strength. «To put it mildly» is a fixed phrase.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «mildly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mildly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«mildly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mildly.html) on Mova free.