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soft-spoken

[ sawft-spoh-kuhn, soft- ]

adjective

  1. (of persons) speaking with a soft or gentle voice; mild.
  2. (of words) softly or mildly spoken; persuasive.


soft-spoken

adjective

  1. speaking or said with a soft gentle voice
  2. able to persuade or impress by glibness of tongue
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of soft-spoken1

First recorded in 1600–10
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“Tyler was always quiet but soft-spoken,†she said.

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His acquaintances describe him as a soft-spoken, shy and hardworking student with a broad knowledge of the world, while his classmates and teachers said they found allegations of him having ties with Hamas "tenuous".

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Brian Mphahlele was polite and soft-spoken; he would pause before responding to a question, as if waiting for his thoughts to pool in his mind.

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And as they laid out their plan to the soft-spoken yet inquisitive young right-hander, they impressed him enough to become one of three teams that secured a second meeting.

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He was soft-spoken and quirky, his long silver hair kept in a ponytail.

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