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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Calm, gentle, moderate and unexcitable in attitude or disposition..
That's because, having left behind his senior position on the national network at the West Midlands Rail Executive in mid-March […], the energetic but mild-mannered Holmes has brought a distinctly forward-looking agenda to the Leicestershire heritage operation he now leads.
Use mild-mannered when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Mild-mannered means Calm, gentle, moderate and unexcitable in attitude or disposition..
Common synonyms include mild.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
That's because, having left behind his senior position on the national network at the West Midlands Rail Executive in mid-March […], the energetic but mild-mannered Holmes has brought a distinctly forward-looking agenda to the Leicestershire heritage operation he now leads.
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