English Dictionary

Define dictionary terms easily in our powerful online English dictionary.

Searching for...

No matching words found

Try a different search term or browse the dictionary

Definition to put it mildly in British English

to put it mildly phrase

phrase
1

used for saying that the words you have chosen are not as extreme as they could have been

Example

The pay cut was unpopular, to put it mildly.

Synonyms and related words
Definition to put it mildly in British English