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In some senses, kid-glove is marked as informal, idiomatic. Watch for register when choosing this word.
kid-glove
adj 1verb 1
Collocations
2ADJ.
received
KID-GLOVE + NOUN
treatment
Definitions
adj
1
Marked by extreme care or sensitivity.
kid-glove handling
“Hell’s bells, no!” said the discreetly indiscreet Ambassador. “I’m a diplomat now. I've got to don kid glove manners.”
verb
1
To treat mildly.
It is the policy of the politician to avoid trouble, to soft pedal on principle so that votes will not be lost. But, as day follows night, kid-gloving criminals leads to anarchy.
‘They're all pro-German. We should shoot the leaders, pack the rest off to France. In my opinion, there is too much kid-gloving in this country.’
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with people
- tactful
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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kid-glove handling
Wiktionary02
“Hell’s bells, no!” said the discreetly indiscreet Ambassador. “I’m a diplomat now. I've got to don kid glove manners.”
Wiktionary03
Specifically, Lang and others complain that while the journal has printed many negative articles about HIV skeptics, the orthodoxy has received kid-glove treatment.
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It is the policy of the politician to avoid trouble, to soft pedal on principle so that votes will not be lost. But, as day follows night, kid-gloving criminals leads to anarchy.
Wiktionary05
‘They're all pro-German. We should shoot the leaders, pack the rest off to France. In my opinion, there is too much kid-gloving in this country.’
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