softheaded
Example Sentences
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“Birnam Wood” is an ardent ecological novel, but it’s not a softheaded one.
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2023
Only Coach, and later Woody, the softheaded ones, seemed at peace with the world.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 14, 2015
It’s just that we don’t hear much about FDR’s character or accomplishments in Richard Nelson’s screenplay, which is too softheaded to have anything like a political agenda.
From Slate ● Dec. 6, 2012
But wrecking an admirable public servant's career for fear of losing a single 24-hour news cycle looked more like softheaded cowardice masquerading as toughness.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2010
“Sounds softheaded to me. Could be snakes up there.”
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
