soft sawder
Cajoling or flattery.
1836, Thomas Haliburton, "The Trotting Horse" (1836) — first usage If she goes to act ugly, I'll give her a dose of "soft sawder"; that will take the frown out of her frontispiece.
adj
Easily giving way under pressure.
My head sank easily into the soft pillow.
My favorite Greek cheese is the creamy, sheepy manouri: delicately scented and almost spreadable, it’s like a softer, pudgier feta.
Smooth and flexible; not rough, rugged, or harsh.
Polish the silver with a soft cloth to avoid scratching.
soft silk; a soft skin
Quiet.
I could hear the soft rustle of the leaves in the trees.
Her voice was ever soft, / Gentle, and low, — an excellent thing in woman.
Gentle.
There was a soft breeze blowing.
I would to God my heart were flint, like Edward's; / Or Edward's soft and pitiful, like mine.
Expressing gentleness or tenderness; mild; conciliatory; courteous; kind.
soft eyes
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
intj
Be quiet; hold; stop; not so fast.
Soft, you; a word or two before you go. But, soft! What light through yonder window breaks?
noun
A soft-headed or foolish person; an idiot.
It'll do you no good to sit in a spring-cart o' your own, if you've got a soft to drive you: he'll soon turn you over into the ditch.
A soft drink.
Artois' story with water and softs was embodied in the difficult relationship between Raymond Boon and Spa's main owner and CEO, Guy du Bois.
A tyre whose compound is softer than mediums, and harder than supersofts.
A soft sound or part of a sound.
The expander doesn't really make the louds louder and the softs softer in one step […]
A piece of software.
Sega and third-party licensees are set to release an abundance of softs that range from intense shooters to sports to reflex-testers.