单词 | soft-brained |
释义 | > as lemmassoft-brained soft-brained adj. foolish or sentimental. ΚΠ 1649 J. Cook King Charls his Case 35 Is any man so soft-brained to think that the Duke or Pennington durst betray Rochel without his Command? 1688 G. Miege Great French Dict. ii. sig. Qqq 4/3 Soft-brained, or Soft-pated, qui est un peu foû. 1797 Porcupine's Gaz. 5 July 419/4 Mr. Freeman of Massachusetts is soft brained, but that he cannot help. 1894 T. D. English Select Poems 366 He is a soft-brained fool who arrogates Himself great credit for his stainless hands. 1943 Internat. Teamster July 6/2 We are more than a little soft-brained in our handling of known Nazis and Bundists. 2001 Sunday Tel. (Sydney) (Nexis) 29 Apr. 95 Women—being the sensitive, soft-brained creatures we are—couldn't make our own decisions. < as lemmas |
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