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mild-mannered

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1. mild-mannered - Adjective

2. mild-mannered - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

behaving in or having a mild or gentle manner

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mild mannered

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A common misperception of me is... that I am a tough, rough northerner, which I suppose I am really. But I'm pretty mild-mannered most of the time. It's the parts that you play I guess. I don't mind it. I'm not a tough guy. I'd like to act as a fair, easy-going, kind man at some point. Sean Bean

From creator Matt Groening, tells of the misadventures of Philip J. Fry, a mild-mannered, dopey 20th-century man, and his interactions with the future after he accidentally cryogenically freezes himself for 1000 years. Source: Internet

Clark is romantically attracted to her, but she rejects the mild-mannered Clark and is infatuated with the bold and mighty Superman. Source: Internet

Mark Twain may have drawn inspiration for her from several people he knew in his life. citation * Jim is Miss Watson's big, mild-mannered slave. Source: Internet

Normally mild-mannered and dignified, Calculus occasionally loses his temper and acts in a spectacularly aggressive manner in response to actual or perceived insults, such as when Captain Haddock belittles his work or accuses him of "acting the goat". Source: Internet

Berisha, a mild-mannered college graduate, said he only ended up in an ISIS unit "accidentally" and maintains he never harmed anyone during his nine days in Syria in 2013. Source: Internet

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