"mildly" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈmaɪldli/ Audio: en-us-mildly.ogg [US] Forms: more mildly [comparative], most mildly [superlative]
Rhymes: -aɪldli Etymology: mild + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|mild|ly}} mild + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} mildly (comparative more mildly, superlative most mildly)
  1. In a mild manner. Translations (in a mild manner): lauhasti (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-mildly-en-adv-Z7lXFWud Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 53 47 Disambiguation of 'in a mild manner': 82 18
  2. To a mild degree; slightly.
    Sense id: en-mildly-en-adv-LWpSDprw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: put it mildly, to put it mildly

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