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softspoken

softspoken is the alternative form of soft-spoken.

Meaning of soft-spoken

Adjective

soft-spoken (comparative more soft-spoken, superlative most soft-spoken)

  1. Having a pleasant, gentle, mild manner of speech; speaking gently or quietly.
    • He was a soft-spoken fellow who loved children and dogs.

Forms of softspoken

comparativemore softspoken
superlativemost softspoken

Questions about softspoken

What is softspoken the alternative form of?
Softspoken is the alternative form of soft-spoken.

Words near softspoken in the dictionary

  1. softshoe
  2. softsoap
  3. softsoaped
  4. softsoaping
  5. softsoaps
  6. softspoken
  7. softstem bulrush
  8. softstem bulrushes
  9. softstem rush
  10. softstem rushes
  11. softsub

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