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soft-spoken

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soft-spo·ken (sôftspkn, sft-)
adj.
1. Speaking with a soft or gentle voice: a soft-spoken instructor.
2. Smooth; ingratiating: a soft-spoken attempt at bribery.
soft-spoken
Adjective
speaking or said with a soft gentle voice
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.soft-spoken - having a speaking manner that is not loud or harsh; "she was always soft-spoken"
soft - (of sound) relatively low in volume; "soft voices"; "soft music"


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He was a soft-spoken, gentle-voiced young fellow of twenty, but he won Joan's admiration in advance when Sheldon told her that he ran the ketch all alone with a black crew from Malaita.
Adventure by London, Jack View in context
I held out my hand, and the horrible, soft-spoken, eyeless creature gripped it in a moment like a vise.
Treasure Island by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
Johnson turned obediently to the door, at the same time, over the cook's shoulder, favouring me with an amazingly solemn and portentous wink as though to emphasize his interrupted remark and the need for me to be soft-spoken with the captain.
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