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softy

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soft·y or soft·ie  (sôft, sf-)
n. pl. soft·ies Informal
1. A person regarded as weak or sentimental.
2. A person who finds it difficult to punish or be strict.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.softy - a person who is weak and excessively sentimental
softie
doormat, weakling, wuss - a person who is physically weak and ineffectual
Translations
softy [ˈsɒftɪ] N → blandengue mf; (= too tender-hearted) → blandengue mf, buenazo/a m/f; (= no stamina etc) → blandengue mf; (= coward) → gallina mf, cobardica mf
you big softie, stop crying! → ¡no seas llorón or llorica!
softy softie [ˈsɒftɪ] n (fam) (weak) → pappamolle m/f; (tender-hearted) → tenerone/a
softy softie [ˈsɒftɪ] n (fam) (weak) → pappamolle m/f; (tender-hearted) → tenerone/a


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Here I go over to Se- reny Harper, like an old softy, expecting I'm going to make her believe all that rubbage about that dream, when lo and behold you she'd found out from Joe that you was over here and heard all the talk we had that night.
Tom Sawyer by Twain, Mark View in context
I tried honestly enough to kill the pigeons, but I had no luck, or too much, till I happened to bring down one of a pair that I found apart from the rest in a softy tree-top.
My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context
When the place was packed full the undertaker he slid around in his black gloves with his softy soother- ing ways, putting on the last touches, and getting people and things all ship-shape and comfortable, and making no more sound than a cat.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Twain, Mark View in context
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