mildly

comparative mildlier · comparative more mildly · superlative mildliest · superlative most mildly

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.

   1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 164

2. To a mild degree; slightly.

   a mildly amusing joke

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   The aroma is mildly sweet and lagery with pleasant hops; very pale gold color; the taste is clean and fresh, mildly malty, with a touch of hops in both the middle and finish; a remarkably thin body and lots of carbonation.

   2005, Beverage Media, volume 81, numbers 3-4, page 685