mildly

Adverb

Meaning

in a gentle manner

to a moderate degree

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Examples

Looking back at all the people I have insulted, I am mildly surprised that I am still allowed to exist. Auberon Waugh

I'll never stop working. I want to die in the saddle. A day is wasted for me if I haven't done something even mildly creative. Bob Monkhouse

"Free will again,” Cathy said. "Or free won't,” Peterson said mildly. Gregory Benford

You have to admit, half the people who work here are mildly autistic; poor social skills, the ability to obsess on anything numerical or repetitive, the odd outfits, the paranoia and the sense of continually being judged and measured. Douglas Coupland

I was having a mildly paranoid day, mostly due to the fact that the mad priest lady from over the river had taken to nailing weasels to my front door again. Warren Ellis

She's got no charisma of any kind [but] I can imagine her being mildly useful to a low-rank porn director. Christopher Hitchens

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