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