But not all the money, to put it mildly, has been used wisely...
To say we are disappointed about this is putting it mildly.
English dictionary. 2008.
mildly — [mīld′lē] adv. 1. in a mild manner 2. to a mild degree; somewhat to put it mildly to state it with or as if with restraint * * * See mild. * * * … Universalium
mildly — (adv.) O.E. mildelice graciously, affably, kindly; see MILD (Cf. mild) + LY (Cf. ly) (2). Phrase to put it mildly is attested from 1929 … Etymology dictionary
mildly — [mīld′lē] adv. 1. in a mild manner 2. to a mild degree; somewhat to put it mildly to state it with or as if with restraint … English World dictionary
Mildly — Mild ly, adv. In a mild manner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mildly — index fairly (moderately) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
mildly — mild|ly [ˈmaıldli] adv 1.) slightly ▪ The drug is only mildly addictive. ▪ I felt mildly depressed. 2.) to put it mildly spoken used to say that you could use much stronger words to describe something ▪ Losing two members of staff was unfortunate … Dictionary of contemporary English
mildly — mild|ly [ maıldli ] adverb 1. ) slightly but not very: Some of the stories were mildly amusing. 2. ) not showing any strong feelings: Hello, Hilary, he said mildly. to put it mildly SPOKEN used for saying that the words you have chosen are not as … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mildly — adverb 1 (+ adj) slightly: The drug is only mildly addictive. 2 to put it mildly spoken used when saying that you could use much stronger words to describe something: The manager wasn t very happy, to put it mildly, when you came in two hours… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
mildly */ — UK [ˈmaɪldlɪ] / US adverb 1) slightly but not very Some of the stories were mildly amusing. 2) not showing any strong feelings Hello, Hilary, he said mildly. • to put it mildly … English dictionary
mildly — [ˈmaɪldli] adv slightly but not very Some of the stories were mildly amusing.[/ex] • to put it mildly spoken used for saying that the words you have chosen are not as extreme as they could have been[/ex] The pay cut was unpopular, to put it… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
