[
UK
/mˈaɪld/
]
[ US /ˈmaɪɫd/ ]
[ US /ˈmaɪɫd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
meek and self-effacing -
mild and pleasant
the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth
a soft breeze
balmy days and nights -
moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
a mild rebuke
a mild winter storm
a mild fever
mild criticism
fortunately the pain was mild
How To Use mild In A Sentence
- Second, at the same time, I'm somewhat surprised and mildly appalled that this story hasn't generated a lot of buzz in the blogosphere.
- A mild fit of calenture seizes him, in which he deems that the ground so far below, is on a level with the tower, and would as lief walk off the tower into the air as not. The Mystery of Edwin Drood
- But there was an element of delusion, mild trickery even, about this process.
- Oh, and most of the scathe in my post was fairly mild. chouinard and I tend to substitute perjoratives for ... everything, actually. Book Reviewer Backlash
- So asking them to use mild soaps and weaning them away from perfumes and deodorants is our primary task,’ he said.
- The helicopter then touches down so that the same man, known as a mugger, can dash in and use a syringe to administer a mild sedative to the animal. Craigdailypress.com stories
- Musculature of legs was in a constant mild clonus, and the right foot was kept in position of talipes equinovarus. Studies in Forensic Psychiatry
- Outlook for tomorrow and Sunday: Mainly dry and mild, with sunny intervals after clearance of any early mist or fog.
- Because it improves digestion but does not heat the body, Amla-Berry is ideal for calming mild to moderate hyperacidity.
- Make a Mobius strip out of a ribbon of mild steel and magnetise it.