soft-spoken
Americanadjective
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(of persons) speaking with a soft or gentle voice; mild.
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(of words) softly or mildly spoken; persuasive.
adjective
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speaking or said with a soft gentle voice
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able to persuade or impress by glibness of tongue
Etymology
Origin of soft-spoken
First recorded in 1600–10
Example Sentences
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Skarsgård particularly makes a memorable impression in relatively few soft-spoken lines.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026
They describe Machchhar, who is in his 30s and holds more than a decade of flying experience, as a soft-spoken, helpful and "always smiling" man who has remained calm under pressure since childhood.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
The soft-spoken, mustached American shocked the world with his triumph at the road cycling World Championships in Montreal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
In his usual soft-spoken manner, he explained that he had initially started working on his sophomore album a little over a year before its release.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
The Windblown went back thirty years, and had known but one commander, the soft-spoken, sad-eyed Pentoshi nobleman called the Tattered Prince.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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