"mildly" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈmaɪldli/ Audio: en-us-mildly.ogg Forms: more mildly [comparative], most mildly [superlative]
Rhymes: -aɪldli Etymology: From mild + -ly. Etymology templates: {{af|en|mild|-ly|id2=adverbial}} 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), ligeiramente (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-mildly-en-adv-Z7lXFWud Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial): 87 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 100 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 100 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 100 0 Disambiguation of 'in a mild manner': 96 4
  2. To a mild degree; slightly.
    Sense id: en-mildly-en-adv-LWpSDprw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: put it mildly, to put it mildly
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