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In some senses, mild is marked as British. Watch for register when choosing this word.
adj
Gentle and not easily angered.
a mild man
Of only moderate severity; not strict.
He received a mild sentence.
Not overly felt or seriously intended.
I corralled the judge, and we started off across the fields, in no very mild state of fear of that gentleman's wife, whose vigilance was seldom relaxed. And thus we came by a circuitous route to Mohair, the judge occupied by his own guilty thoughts, and I by others not less disturbing.
Not serious or dangerous.
I learn that mental retardation is classified in four levels: mild, moderate, severe, and profound.
NPDR can be further classified as mild, moderate, severe, or very severe, which can help predict how quickly the patient may progress to proliferative (neovascular) diabetic retinopathy (PDR).
Moderately warm, especially less cold than expected.
a mild day
mild weather
noun
A relatively low-gravity beer, often with a dark colour; mild ale
'Let me get this for the lady,' I said to Fange, who was pulling her a pint of mild.
But Stella shouldn't really be drunk in pints the same way our dads used to drink bitter or mild that was effectively half as strong.