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Meanings of mildly in English

Portuguese
delicadamente

In a gentle manner.

delicadamente
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Examples for "gently"
Examples for "gently"
1
Ask her,' he says gently, 'to give the young woman good advice.
Wolf hall
2
Add prepared vegetables, reduce heat and gently sauté for approximately 10 minutes.
Radio NZ
3
Thus spoke the youth in tears; but the maiden gently reproved him.
Stories from the Italian Poets: with Lives of the Writers, Volum...
4
It's been a long time since I fought, Scathach, Flamel said gently.
The Alchemyst
5
Add the lemongrass stalk and continue to cook gently for two minutes.
The Irish Times
Usage of mildly in English
1
Here's how the Israeli press is reacting to today's mildly positive events.
The Guardian
2
Iran is not an easy case to understand, to put it mildly.
Wired
3
Tithonus glanced up sharply, but the Emperor said mildly, 'Please go ahead.
Faerie Wars
4
A few minutes later, Emyr arrived, looking mildly flustered, but in control.
The cold light of mourning
5
It was a question not usually asked outright, but only mildly meddlesome.
The Valley of Horses
6
Then Ernest says, quite mildly, 'Not a lot of money up there.'
The gathering
7
The current political omnishambles will not inspire confidence, to put it mildly.
The Irish Times
8
The clinical severity ranges from mildly affected short stature to lethal forms.
Pubmed
9
After experimenting mildly with different ideas, he decided to go into medicine.
The new yorker
10
One she knew; he was the master of the house, mildly Jewish.
The Tragic Comedians: A Study in a Well-known Story — Volume 1
11
Objective: To ascertain the independent predictors of ICH in mildly hypertensive subjects.
Pubmed
12
Large glass containers hold their famous mildly alcoholic tej or honey mead.
Radio NZ
13
That's why I asked you to buy the books, Diana said mildly.
The Book of Life
14
Mrs. Calvert sat silent, and stared the other mildly in the face.
The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner
15
These viruses are rarely lethal and often mildly afflict their natural hosts.
The Guardian
16
To put it mildly, the discussion on this issue has been confused.
The Irish Times
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Translations for mildly
Portuguese
delicadamente
Mildly through the time
Mildly across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common
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