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.
soft
/sɒft/
adj 5noun 5intj 1adv 1
Collocations
6(adj.)
VERBS
be, feel, look | become, go, turn
stay
The bread will stay soft for several days if you keep it in a sealed container.
ADV
beautifully, extremely, incredibly, really, very
The pillow was incredibly soft, so I decided to buy two more for my bed.
all
The pillows in that old hotel were all soft and comfortable after washing.
fairly, quite, rather, relatively, slightly
Definitions
adj
1
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.
2
Smooth and flexible; not rough, rugged, or harsh.
Polish the silver with a soft cloth to avoid scratching.
soft silk; a soft skin
3
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.
4
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.
5
Expressing gentleness or tenderness; mild; conciliatory; courteous; kind.
soft eyes
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
intj
1
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
1
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.
2
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.
3
A tyre whose compound is softer than mediums, and harder than supersofts.
4
A soft sound or part of a sound.
The expander doesn't really make the louds louder and the softs softer in one step […]
5
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.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — not brilliant or glaring
adjective — (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflecte
- diffuse
- diffused
adjective — (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) soft
adjective — soft and mild
adjective — tolerant or lenient
- indulgent
- lenient
adjective — easily hurt
adverb — in a relaxed manner
Idioms & Phrases
soft Mick
An extravagant person.
soft spot
A sentimental fondness or affection.
I'm embarrassed to admit it hit the soft spot in my heart / When I found out you wrote the book I read
soft shoe
A kind of tap dancing performed in soft-soled shoes, popular in vaudeville.
Between Mr. O'Connor and Mr. Newley there's a delightful exhibition of the dances and their origin dating gack a few hundred years, from the clog to the buck, the wing, and the buc
soft touch
A person or group that is sympathetic, accommodating, easily overcome, or easily persuaded, especially one that loans or readily gives money to another.
But Fred Heimach, who batted for Quinn in the Brooklyn half and fanned, proved a soft touch for the Cardinals in the ninth.
Example Bank
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My head sank easily into the soft pillow.
Wiktionary02
My favorite Greek cheese is the creamy, sheepy manouri: delicately scented and almost spreadable, it’s like a softer, pudgier feta.
Wiktionary03
[…] Category Two implement hitches and doubled high-traction agricultural tires hung four to each massive rear axle to breast the steepest, softest dune or guckiest swamp […]
Wiktionary04
Soft, you; a word or two before you go. But, soft! What light through yonder window breaks?
Wiktionary05
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.
Wiktionary06
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.
WiktionaryUsage Notes
i Register
In some senses, soft is marked as archaic, dated, obsolete, colloquial, rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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