mildly

But he believes in something — in mildly cringe ideas about democracy, no doubt — and he understands what time it is.

We have all encountered the mildly irritating American friend who returns from a few weeks in Europe — maybe as much as an entire semester! — with a “global perspective.”

To say that French rugby is in rude order is putting it mildly.

My hunger faded, replaced with a mildly uplifting feeling.

With egg prices as high as they are, wasting or improperly cooking even one is, to put it mildly, irritating.