Usually means: Putting it mildly; understating somewhat.
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  1. to say the least: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. to say the least: Merriam-Webster
  3. to say the least: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. to say the least: Collins English Dictionary
  5. to say the least: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. to say the least: Wiktionary
  7. To Say the Least: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. To Say the Least: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. To Say the Least: Legal dictionary

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  1. to say the least: Idioms

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  1. to say the least: Urban Dictionary

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▸ adverb:  (idiomatic) Used to suggest an understatement.

Similar:
understatedly, needless to say, mind you, so to speak, in every sense of the word, unremarkably, if nothing else, as it were, leastwise, modestly, more...

Opposite:
say most, put it strongly, be specific, elaborate

Types:
understatement, minimizing, downplaying, more...

Phrases:
to say the least of it, more...

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Similar:
understatedly, needless to say, mind you, so to speak, in every sense of the word, unremarkably, if nothing else, as it were, leastwise, modestly, more...

Opposite:
say most, put it strongly, be specific, elaborate

Types:
understatement, minimizing, downplaying, more...

Phrases:
to say the least of it, more...



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