softy
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6.8
- noun
- /ˈsɔfti/
- Offensive
- Despite his gruff exterior, my father is a real softy when it comes to family.
- a big softy
- an old softy
- a softy at heart
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Watch on YouTubeHe is a big softy but he can have it.
- He is a big softy but he can have it.
- He's very official, but he's a big softy and he has the biggest heart ever.
- Even though I I do look like a crazy intense like angry person, but I am a big softy.
- But of course, actually, because I don't have kids, I've seen some tough dudes when they have kids become the, the, the, the like, the softest, the softies.
- They make it soft just like you are heart you softy.
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But still, why did I, the biggest softy of them all, go conservative?
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I had no idea you were such a softy.
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Then I saw what a softy you were.
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A softy in every sense of the word.
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Who knew you were such a softy?
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- Call me a softy.
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Oh, yeah, he's a real softy.
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- Oh, you're such a softy.
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You're an old softy, aren't you?
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A big, gruff softy in an apron.
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
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5.8
A person who shows strong feelings and is easily moved
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A person who is not brave and acts weak
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7.0
A person who easily agrees and can be taken advantage of
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A person who seems tough but is kind and gentle inside
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A person who makes decisions based on feelings rather than careful thought
A person who is weak and afraid to act in difficult situations
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Etymology
The word softy comes from the adjective soft 'gentle' or 'not hard' plus the ending -y that turns it into a word for a person. Think of a soft pillow: a softy is someone who is emotionally 'soft', easily moved and not very tough.