Acceptable
Acceptable adjective - Of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards.
Mild and acceptable are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mild" instead an adjective "Acceptable".
Mild
Mild adjective - Marked by temperatures that are neither too high nor too low.
Acceptable and mild are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Acceptable" instead an adjective "Mild".
Both words in one sentence
- Romanian language has made (over centuries) the slang word for a Jew (jidan, borrowed from Slavs) to turn into a rather mild and acceptable insult, due to endless repetition in informal speech and jokes.
Source: Did Not Do the Bloody Research -
Fairly frequent in Quebec, with fuck and shit being seen as overall quite mild (and perfectly acceptable on prime-time television), compared to Quebec's vast array of liturgy-based swearwords.
Source: Foreign Cuss Word
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