Meaning & use
Mildly
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To a moderate or slight degree; not strongly or severely.
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The soup was only mildly spicy, despite the warning on the menu.
He was mildly annoyed by the delay but didn't complain.
A note on using this word
Often used to soften a statement, as in 'mildly surprising', to understate a reaction.
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slightlymoderately
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