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
Well, November has come and gone, and Arsenal’s quest for the championship looks as uneven as always: steely one minute, soft-centred the next.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 5, 2015
"Robert is scared," says Hugh Bonneville of his character, the show's soft-centred patriarch.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2014
Guardians of the Galaxy, for all its intergalactic bells and whistles, isn't so different from many of his movies: a motley crew of soft-centred crims bond to become closer than family.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 31, 2014
I liked the hard-nosed but soft-centred John Shaft.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 22, 2011
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