soft-hearted
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of soft-hearted
First recorded in 1570–80
Example Sentences
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“You know,” Francesca said, taking Lewis from Sandy, “my father almost cut this tree down years ago. My mother wasn’t having it. Family lore or some such thing. Soft-hearted nonsense.”
From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate
Soft-hearted as he was, the action seemed to hurt him more than the patient; but his efforts were rewarded by the extraction of a small steel ball.
From The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War by Hodgson, Edward S.
Soft-hearted Karl and Spartan Mother Louise; her rigid character, its good and its bad side; her extreme punctilio and her pistol-shooting, to steady her sight.
From Blood and Iron Origin of German Empire As Revealed by Character of Its Founder, Bismarck by Greusel, John Hubert
Soft-hearted Miss Ruey here broke into audible sobbing, hiding her face in her hands, and looking like a tumbled heap of old faded calico in a state of convulsion.
From The Pearl of Orr's Island A Story of the Coast of Maine by Stowe, Harriet Beecher
Soft-hearted, the little girl and the old man weep together.
From Greek Studies: a Series of Essays by Pater, Walter
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