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Definition of Mildly
1. Adverb. To a moderate degree. "He was mildly interested"
2. Adverb. In a gentle manner. "He talked gently to the injured animal"
Definition of Mildly
1. adv. In a mild manner.
Definition of Mildly
1. Adverb. In a mild manner. ¹
2. Adverb. To a mild degree; slightly. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mildly
1. in a mild manner [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mildly
Literary usage of Mildly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Employers and Child Care: Benefiting Work and Family (1994)
"Chicken Soup in Minneapolis is a child care center for mildly ill children which
received startup assistance from the Department of Health and Human ..."
2. Lincoln Literary Collection, Designed for School-room and Family Circle by John Piersol McCaskey, A. Lincoln (1897)
"Chide mildly the erring, kind language endears; Grief follows the sinful, ...
Chide mildly the erring, jeer not at their fall; If strength be but human, ..."
3. Harper's New Monthly Magazine by Henry Mills Alden (1883)
"We mildly suggested " Tjalk" to skipper, but he stuck to Yacht. Well, whichever
it was, she danced merrily over the waves. She did not plough through, ..."
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