softhearted


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soft·heart·ed

 (sôft′här′tĭd, sŏft′-)
adj.
Easily moved; tender.

soft′heart′ed·ly adv.
soft′heart′ed·ness n.
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softhearted

(ˌsɒftˈhɑːtɪd)
adj
easily moved to pity
ˌsoftˈheartedly adv
ˌsoftˈheartedness n
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.softhearted - easily moved to pity or sorrow; "a softhearted judge"
hardhearted, heartless - lacking in feeling or pity or warmth
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softhearted

adjective
Of a kindly, considerate character:
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"No blame attached to the officers"--that lying and disaster-breeding verdict so common to our softhearted juries is seldom rendered in France.
He shall not shelter himself behind a promise from you softhearted girls.
Knightley; "but I should say she was a goodtempered, softhearted girl, not likely to be very, very determined against any young man who told her he loved her."
When a softhearted taxi driver won't accept Rob's payment for their ride after yet another doctor's visit, Allnutt writes, "Sometimes love comes from the strangest places.
'He is a very humble person, he is softhearted person who is outraged by any kind of assault on any person, human rights violations.
Munnu Bhai was a softhearted person and always remained at frontward in social work.
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It is hard to believe this kind of story, because I personally know some Australian women who are softhearted, and so beautiful that I can't understand why they will try to 'waste their lives'.
To clarify the mess of cross-continental powers that fought the war (and at the request of the ironically softhearted hangman), Hale assigns different animals to represent each nation, thus the story becomes a grisly menagerie as more and more countries are roped into the staggering conflict.
Soap stalwart Derek Martin, who played softhearted cabbie for 11 years, was one of five characters axed three years ago.
Simon later said: "I can't lie, it was the worst day of my life." As a boy Simon had idolised his softhearted dad, who he describes as the "ultimate mentor", giving him his first big break into the music industry.