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soft-hearted

[ sawft-hahr-tid, soft- ]

/ ˈsɔftˈhɑr tɪd, ˈsɒft- /

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adjective

very sympathetic or responsive; generous in spirit: a soft-hearted judge.

Origin of soft-hearted

First recorded in 1570–80

SYNONYMS FOR soft-hearted

tender, kind-hearted.

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OTHER WORDS FROM soft-hearted

soft-heart·ed·ly, adverb soft-heart·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby soft-hearted

soft-core, soft-cover, soft-finned, soft-focus lens, soft-headed, soft-hearted, soft-land, soft-pedal, soft-rock geology, soft-sell, soft-shell

Example sentences from the Web for softhearted

But he shall find out that it was only a child, only a silly, softhearted baby he played with down here.

Robert Elsmere |Mrs. Humphry Ward
On the 28th Grey again expressed one of his softhearted propositions for peace.

New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginning to March 1915, Vol 1, No. 2 |Various
I am quite aware that there are lots of softhearted people who will say I ought never to have allowed Danjuro to do what he did.

The Air Pirate |Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
She was not going into this fight soft-handed or softhearted.

A Bed of Roses |W. L. George

As a nation, we may take pride in the fact that we are softhearted; but we cannot afford to be soft-headed.

State of the Union Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt |Franklin D. Roosevelt

British Dictionary definitions for softhearted

softhearted

/ (ˌsɒftˈhɑːtɪd) /

adjective

easily moved to pity

Derived forms of softhearted

softheartedly, adverb softheartedness, noun