soft-centred
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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The criticisms of previous years - that the team is flaky, soft-centred and struggles to match intensity - had resurfaced in recent weeks but have been put aside again, for now.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2023
"Robert is scared," says Hugh Bonneville of his character, the show's soft-centred patriarch.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2014
And there are far greater things about Rumpole to prevent us worrying too much about a few corny jokes and soft-centred jibes against political correctness.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 5, 2013
But I had to be careful of becoming soft-centred.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 20, 2011
He brushes aside any suggestions that, with his low-key Office antics and, in particular, his turn as Knocked Up's soft-centred bouncer, he's a master of milking small scenes for huge laughs.
From The Guardian ● May 7, 2010
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