softy
Americannoun
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a person easily stirred to sentiment or tender emotion.
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a person who lacks stamina or endurance.
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a person who lacks strength of character; a silly or foolish person.
Etymology
Origin of softy
Example Sentences
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Until recently, D’Amaro had mastered another Wambsgansian trait: the ability to play softy while the CEO fielded the outrage from visitors and investors that ensued thanks to these incidents.
From Slate • Feb. 4, 2026
Piastri is on the mediums, Leclerc is a softy.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2024
For all her professional bravado, among those closest to her, Silverman is known as a sentimental softy.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2023
Added Castellanos: “A lot of remorse, concern, worry. I don’t know, I’ve turned into a softy since I had kids. I don’t like stuff like that.”
From Washington Times • May 14, 2023
Maybe Mrs. Alvarez is really a big softy just like her daughter.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
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