mild‧ly /ˈmaɪldli/
adverb1. 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, to put it mildly.3. in a gentle way without being angry:
‘Of course I don’t mind,’ she answered mildly. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲