soft-spoken
adjective
Origin of soft-spoken
Related Words for soft-spoken
gentle, reserved, low, mild, muffled, peaceful, silent, soft, still, low-pitchedExamples from the Web for soft-spoken
Contemporary Examples of soft-spoken
I thought he was very intelligent, very gentle, soft-spoken, precise.
All Eyes on Anjelica Huston: The Legendary Actress on Love, Abuse, and Jack NicholsonAlex Suskind
November 10, 2014
Mapei is soft-spoken, but that should not be mistaken for modesty.
In person, Gondry is more Joel than Doc Brown—a fragile, soft-spoken man with a mop of curly brown hair.
Michel Gondry on ‘Mood Indigo,’ Kanye West, and the 10th Anniversary of ‘Eternal Sunshine’Marlow Stern
July 20, 2014
As she sips tea in a lounge at the Greenwich Hotel, her soft-spoken, modest style includes a casual acceptance of her advantages.
Under its soft-spoken CEO and Chairman Gary Barber, the studio has emerged from bankruptcy, stronger and nimbler than before.
Historical Examples of soft-spoken
I don't wonder that girl is such a meek, soft-spoken kind of thing.
The Rise of Roscoe PaineJoseph C. Lincoln
I leave the sneaking off to them soft-spoken chaps you're thinking of.
One Day MoreJoseph Conrad
She acknowledged too some fear of this quiet, soft-spoken frontiersman.
Brand BlottersWilliam MacLeod Raine
These soft-spoken guys are the kind I lay off, believe you me!
The Pagan MadonnaHarold MacGrath
She is as soft-spoken as a wind-harp swinging in an abbey door.
The Prairie ChildArthur Stringer