softishadj.

Brit.

/ˈsɒftɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈsɔftɪʃ/,

/ˈsɑftɪʃ/

Forms: see soft adj. and -ish suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: soft adj., -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < soft adj. + -ish suffix¹.

1. Somewhat soft in character or disposition; esp. a little too sympathetic, lenient, or compassionate.

ΚΠ

1581 P. Stubbes Two Wunderfull & Rare Examples sig. B.ii He that will not weare at all for feare of punishment: He counted is a softishe foole.

1652 D. Carwardine Briefe Disc. Broken Heart To Rdr. sig. A4^v Men doe set upon great sinnes at the first with tenderish reluctant consciences, and softish hearts.

1736 R. Ainsworth Thes. Linguæ Latinæ I Softish (silly), ineptus, stupidus.

1830 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 679/1 Doesn't he strike you to be a bit of a softish Johny Rawish sort of a fellow?

1884 Bell's Life in London 5 Jan. 7/6 There was a want of fire about him, and softish look.

1924 W. Cather Interview 19 Feb. in L. B. Bohlke W. Cather in Person 63 I had expected her to be reticent, uncommunicative, rather sweet and softish.

1996 Daily Yomiuri (Tokyo) 28 Apr. 12/2 Alan Howarth ought to join with Emma Nicholson in the Torbay and Stratford-upon-Avon nice persons' party, softish, intelligent and probably representative of a wide swathe of middle England.

2000 Financial Times 11 Mar. 6 The BBC's willingness to go on making series about the British armed forces..is astonishing, given the softish, leftish nature of the corporation.

2. Somewhat soft in texture or consistency.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > [adjective] > somewhat

mothewoke1440

softish1589

1589 A. Fleming tr. Virgil Eclogs v. 14 in A. Fleming tr. Virgil Bucoliks To wind..the limber speares about with softish [L. mollibus] leaues.

1656 tr. J. A. Comenius Latinæ Linguæ Janua Reserata: Gate Lat. Tongue Unlocked xi. §80 A round lump, softish [L. molliculam], beneath chamfered.

1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis iii. i. ii. 268 'Tis softish, and somewhat brown.

1742 Med. Ess. & Observ. (Philos. Soc. Edinb.) V. i. xii. 111 A solid, but softish, resinous Gum.

1767 Bartram's Jrnl. 60 in W. Stork Acct. E. Florida (ed. 2) A softish rock full of sea-shells.

1800 R. Jameson Mineral. Sc. Isles I. iv. 60 I observed it to contain a softish substance, probably steatitical.

1845 Encycl. Metrop. XXV. 309/1 A little hair softish and curling.

1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) xvi. 271 A bed of softish limestone.

a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. x. 179 At the lower pole of the sea-urchin's spherical shell there is a softish area.

1988 Yankee July 65/1 Boys carrying..lopsided softish balls gather to play.

2000 M. Evans et al. World Food: Italy 51 Castelmagno, a softish, cow's milk cheese.

†3. English regional (northern). Of the weather: wet, rainy; (also) foggy. Cf. soft adj. 4a(b). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wet weather > [adjective] > wet (of weather, place, or time) > rainy

rainyOE

rainingc1400

droppinga1415

pluvious?1440

rainful1484

weeping1600

droppy1635

slattering1648

dripping1699

drippy1818

softish1855

feechie1975

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > mist > [adjective] > foggy

foggyc1487

moky1706

rouky1808

brumous1849

softish1855

smudgy1870

(to be) thick o' fog1935

1855 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Yorks. Words 162 ‘A softish night,’ a rainy night.

1894 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words 669 We've hed nobbut softish weather aall the week.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	softish
释义	softishadj. Brit. /ˈsɒftɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈsɔftɪʃ/, /ˈsɑftɪʃ/ Forms: see soft adj. and -ish suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: soft adj., -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < soft adj. + -ish suffix¹. 1. Somewhat soft in character or disposition; esp. a little too sympathetic, lenient, or compassionate. ΚΠ 1581 P. Stubbes Two Wunderfull & Rare Examples sig. B.ii He that will not weare at all for feare of punishment: He counted is a softishe foole. 1652 D. Carwardine Briefe Disc. Broken Heart To Rdr. sig. A4^v Men doe set upon great sinnes at the first with tenderish reluctant consciences, and softish hearts. 1736 R. Ainsworth Thes. Linguæ Latinæ I Softish (silly), ineptus, stupidus. 1830 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 679/1 Doesn't he strike you to be a bit of a softish Johny Rawish sort of a fellow? 1884 Bell's Life in London 5 Jan. 7/6 There was a want of fire about him, and softish look. 1924 W. Cather Interview 19 Feb. in L. B. Bohlke W. Cather in Person 63 I had expected her to be reticent, uncommunicative, rather sweet and softish. 1996 Daily Yomiuri (Tokyo) 28 Apr. 12/2 Alan Howarth ought to join with Emma Nicholson in the Torbay and Stratford-upon-Avon nice persons' party, softish, intelligent and probably representative of a wide swathe of middle England. 2000 Financial Times 11 Mar. 6 The BBC's willingness to go on making series about the British armed forces..is astonishing, given the softish, leftish nature of the corporation. 2. Somewhat soft in texture or consistency. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > [adjective] > somewhat mothewoke1440 softish1589 1589 A. Fleming tr. Virgil Eclogs v. 14 in A. Fleming tr. Virgil Bucoliks To wind..the limber speares about with softish [L. mollibus] leaues. 1656 tr. J. A. Comenius Latinæ Linguæ Janua Reserata: Gate Lat. Tongue Unlocked xi. §80 A round lump, softish [L. molliculam], beneath chamfered. 1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis iii. i. ii. 268 'Tis softish, and somewhat brown. 1742 Med. Ess. & Observ. (Philos. Soc. Edinb.) V. i. xii. 111 A solid, but softish, resinous Gum. 1767 Bartram's Jrnl. 60 in W. Stork Acct. E. Florida (ed. 2) A softish rock full of sea-shells. 1800 R. Jameson Mineral. Sc. Isles I. iv. 60 I observed it to contain a softish substance, probably steatitical. 1845 Encycl. Metrop. XXV. 309/1 A little hair softish and curling. 1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) xvi. 271 A bed of softish limestone. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. x. 179 At the lower pole of the sea-urchin's spherical shell there is a softish area. 1988 Yankee July 65/1 Boys carrying..lopsided softish balls gather to play. 2000 M. Evans et al. World Food: Italy 51 Castelmagno, a softish, cow's milk cheese. †3. English regional (northern). Of the weather: wet, rainy; (also) foggy. Cf. soft adj. 4a(b). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wet weather > [adjective] > wet (of weather, place, or time) > rainy rainyOE rainyOE rainingc1400 droppinga1415 pluvious?1440 rainful1484 weeping1600 droppy1635 slattering1648 dripping1699 drippy1818 softish1855 feechie1975 the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > mist > [adjective] > foggy foggyc1487 moky1706 rouky1808 brumous1849 softish1855 smudgy1870 (to be) thick o' fog1935 1855 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Yorks. Words 162 ‘A softish night,’ a rainy night. 1894 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words 669 We've hed nobbut softish weather aall the week. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1581
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