adv
Meaning 1
In a mild manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
mildly
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈmaɪldli/
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rhymes with -aɪldli
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CMU ARPABET: M AY1 L D L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adv
Meaning 2
To a mild degree; slightly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a mildly amusing joke
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
to a moderate degree
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he was mildly interested
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 4
in a gentle manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he talked gently to the injured animal
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gently
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *melh2-der. Proto-Germanic *mildijaz Old English mildeder. Middle English mildeder. English mild Middle English -ly English -ly English mildly From mild + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: lauhasti — in a mild manner
- Portuguese: ligeiramente — in a mild manner
- Spanish: levemente — in a mild manner