adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a mild-mannered , kind man
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But womanizing and drinking to the extent he did was not the behaviour of a mild-mannered man.
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He plays Roscoe Bigger a mild-mannered shop teacher who was a schoolyard terror, nicknamed Fang, during his formative years.
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I doubt very much a mild-mannered Captain Stubing is at the helm of that ship.
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Many thought the mild-mannered Mr Junejo would obediently follow Gen Zia's orders.
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Murphy, considered a mild-mannered sort, is getting tough.
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Suddenly, the mild-mannered little man didn't look green any more - he looked positively dangerous.
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There D'Arcy met an affable, mild-mannered man whom Roquelaure introduced simply as Hubert.
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They are not, it turns out, the mild-mannered fellows they were believed to be.