# gelinde

gelinde is a German adjective meaning “mild”. Forms: gelinder, am gelindesten.

## Forms

- Comparative: gelinder
- Superlative: am gelindesten

## In other languages

- Русский: мягко, умеренно

## Meanings

1. mild, gentle

## Examples

- Ich war, gelinde gesagt, überrascht. — I was surprised, to say the least.
- Das ist, gelinde gesagt, bescheuert. — This is stupid, to say the least.
- Er war, gelinde gesagt, ziemlich leichtfertig. — He was rather careless to say the least.
- Ich bin, gelinde gesagt, enttäuscht. — I'm disappointed, to say the least.
- Die Ebola scheint sich exponentiell auszubreiten, was, gelinde gesagt, sehr besorgniserregend ist. — Ebola seems to be spreading at an exponential rate, which is very worrying to say the least.

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