softish
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of softish
Example Sentences
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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.
From Reuters • Jul. 13, 2023
“These job gains weren’t too hot or too cold. They’re hitting that softish landing we want to see.”
From Washington Post • Sep. 2, 2022
Just last week, he said at a news conference: “I think we have a good chance to have a soft or softish landing or outcome.”
From Seattle Times • May 12, 2022
I don’t think Denmark can have too many complaints, although England fans would no doubt have plenty had they been eliminated by a softish penalty like that.
From The Guardian • Jul. 8, 2021
The candles, he had noticed, had been used not long previously, for the wicks were softish, and he had been aware of an odour of tobacco, not stale, in the atmosphere of the study.
From Till the Clock Stops by Bell, J. J. (John Joy)
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