softhearted

adjective

soft·heart·ed ˈsȯf(t)-ˌhär-təd

Synonyms of softhearted next

: emotionally responsive : sympathetic

softheartedly adverb

softheartedness noun

Example Sentences

He looks tough, but he's really very softhearted. She's too softhearted to fire anyone.

Recent Examples on the Web How to adopt: Interested adopters can meet softhearted Summer at the Arizona Humane Society’s South Mountain location. —

The Republic, The Arizona Republic, 28 Apr. 2023 Mashed potatoes are going on the menu, and Tina, the sharp-tongued, softhearted vegetable cook, has just pulled a sheet pan of whole potatoes from the oven. —

New York Times, 11 July 2022 Chuntao doesn’t want to, but her softhearted husband insists. —

Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2021 Picking up the narrative baton, Jon Hamm takes over as the most softhearted collectibles expert ever. —

Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2018 Mr. Dylan, who was never exactly a softhearted songwriter, now openly confronts both his crumbling voice and a treacherous world, while the Rolling Stones continue, stubbornly and miraculously, to romp across stages. —

Jon Pareles, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2016

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