softish

[sawf-tish, sof-]

adjective

1. somewhat or relatively soft.

Word History and Origins

Origin of softish¹

First recorded in 1580–90; soft + -ish ¹

Example Sentences

But “The Bear,” created by Christopher Storer, also has a softish heart — among other organ meats — and a half-hour running time, enough to land it in this category.

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Gilt yields have come off slightly this week as the latest inflation numbers in a string of similarly softish U.S. data leads investors to believe the Fed will be done raising rates after July.

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And my own prediction is indeed for a softish landing: Inflation does seem to be coming down, and while we might not completely avoid a recession, if we have one it will probably be mild.

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“I do continue to believe that there’s a path to a soft or softish landing,” Mr. Powell said this week.

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Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell on Wednesday insisted that a U.S. “soft or softish” landing remained possible, with inflation easing without a dramatic rise in unemployment.

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