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softy

[sawf-tee, sof-] / ˈsɔf ti, ˈsɒf- /






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"He was loving and caring, he loved all of his family, he was a big softy when it came to animals and his nephews and nieces."

From BBC Mar. 18, 2026

Until recently, D’Amaro had mastered another Wambsgansian trait: the ability to play softy while the CEO fielded the outrage from visitors and investors that ensued thanks to these incidents.

From Slate Feb. 4, 2026

For all her professional bravado, among those closest to her, Silverman is known as a sentimental softy.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 30, 2023

He’s admittedly a softy when it comes to young fans that want his autograph or get his picture taken with him.

From Seattle Times Jun. 24, 2023

She is always telling the three of us how strong we are—which is all kinds of hilarious considering what a softy Isabella is.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée

That year, the crown price of softies, Drake, scored this first Top 10 single with “Best I Ever Had.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2023

Brandi’s kinda pushing us that way, we’re kinda softies now that we’re old, but Brandi wants to go there.

From Seattle Times Feb. 6, 2023

Clinicians at London's Royal Marsden hospital hope the softies will help patients in non-white communities.

From BBC Oct. 3, 2022

Like Buster, he too has posted on Facebook to brand the tormentors as softies.

From The Guardian Oct. 30, 2015

I wouldn't have come into your garden, only, you see, I'd just skeered by accident two of your helps, reg'lar softies, and I wanted to explain.

From Tales of Trail and Town by Bret Harte




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