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  • adjective Somewhat soft.

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  • adjective Somewhat soft.

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  • adjective somewhat soft

Etymologies

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soft +‎ -ish

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Examples

  • The lead didn't last long, Hull were given a freekick after a 'softish' foul by Nemanja Vidic.

    Soccer Blogs - latest posts 2008

  • He likes it softish, and hopefully that's what he going to get this Saturday.

    Owner Clive Smith says Master Minded is ready to bounce back Greg Wood 2010

  • There is a far less graphic section later in the chapter that is kissing and petting, but the high end of PG-13 to a softish R rating, nothing explicit in that part.

    Fic Update amberfocus 2008

  • Simmer it until the sweet potatoes are softish--about 15 minutes.

    Shrimp mango sweet potato curry recipe (What if No One's Watching?) 2009

  • The time given in the recipe was perfect for the carrots, but the potatoes, while they seemed softish coming out of the steamer, ended up harder than I would have liked and while edible, not the most pleasant of things.

    Sushi Day » Japanese Potato Salad » Print 2007

  • The time given in the recipe was perfect for the carrots, but the potatoes, while they seemed softish coming out of the steamer, ended up harder than I would have liked and while edible, not the most pleasant of things.

    Steak and Potato Sushi 2007

  • I boiled them up till softish and added black cardamom pods 2 or 3, one kaffir lime leaf and cooked till done.

    Food before I forget Jes 2008

  • I boiled them up till softish and added black cardamom pods 2 or 3, one kaffir lime leaf and cooked till done.

    Archive 2008-11-01 Jes 2008

  • After a softish launch -- issues in September and December -- the plan is for the mag to go monthly.

    <i>Journal</i>'s Tina Gaudoin Makes the Argument for New Glossy 2008

  • On the first day much faeces passed from the bowels along with a copious flux; and on the following days he passed many watery stools of a green color; urine thin, scanty, and deficient in color; respiration rare, large, at long intervals; softish distention of the hypochondrium, of an oblong form, on both sides; continued palpitation in the epigastric region throughout; passed urine of an oily appearance.

    Of The Epidemics 2007

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  • as opposed to hardish

    July 12, 2012