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soft-hearted, a.
[soft a. 31.]
Having a soft or susceptible heart; tender-hearted.
1593Shakes. 2 Hen. VI, iii. ii. 307 Fye Coward woman, and soft harted wretch. 1602Marston Ant. & Mel. i. Wks. 1856 I. 17 Why weepes soft hearted Florisell? 1648J. Beaumont Psyche xviii. ix, Hear then, O all soft-hearted Turtles. 1782F. Burney Cecilia v. x, The soft-hearted Mr. Arnott. 1840Dickens Old C. Shop xiv, He was only a soft-hearted grateful fellow. 1881Jowett Thucyd. I. 195 Do not be soft-hearted at the sight of their distress.
Hence soft-heartedness.
1580Hollyband Treas. Fr. Tong, Mercy, pitie, mercie, softhartednesse. 1808Edin. Rev. XII. 273 A sort of soft-heartedness towards the sufferings of individuals. 1874Contemp. Rev. Oct. 711 A reputation for soft-heartedness goes far with the crowd. |