Antonyms for mildly

Grammar : Adv

Spell : mahyld

Phonetic Transcription : maɪld

Definition of mildly

Origin : Old English mildelice "graciously, affably, kindly;" see mild + -ly (2). Phrase to put it mildly is attested from 1929.

adv gently

Example sentences :

I remonstrated with him mildly but firmly, but only received insolence in return.
Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

"Sir, you break the illusion of the scene," mildly remonstrates the showman.
Extract from : « Main Street » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

"And she will want to know—things," hinted Cornelia, mildly.
Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various

But Miss Fogg said, mildly, "that she thought I wuz mistaken—she thought it wuz."
Extract from : « Samantha Among the Brethren, Part 1. » by Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley)

"I don't see, if I do, why I shouldn't have my little secret," I mildly replied.
Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson

He felt as if his dignity had been mildly assaulted, and he preferred to stand.
Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown

"I'm sure, sir, I cannot tell you anything about it," Jenkins was mildly beginning.
Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood

"But I am ignorant myself of what he did want," mildly deprecated Jenkins.
Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood

"Well, of course I don't mind doin' that for you," Lohr said, mildly.
Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington

As I left him he was mildly bemoaning his own lack of skill on the pianoforte.
Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson

Synonyms for mildly

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