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Definition of Soft-spoken
1. Adjective. Having a speaking manner that is not loud or harsh. "She was always soft-spoken"
Definition of Soft-spoken
1. Adjective. having a pleasant, sweet, gentle, mild speaking manner ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Soft-spoken
Literary usage of Soft-spoken
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow (2006)
"The soft-spoken man had had a knife about this size, and when Alan had seen it
pointed at him, it had been like an old friend, one whose orbit had escaped ..."
2. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1883)
"When he took his seat on the train, he found the same man on the seat behind him.
He turned out to be a pleasant, soft-spoken man, ..."
3. The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray by William Makepeace Thackeray, Sir Leslie Stephen (1899)
"Mr. Bond the soft-spoken old gentleman's name is : and twice there has been a Mr.
Walls to inquire if Mr. Hunt was at our house." " Mr. Bond 1—Mr. Walls 1—A ..."
4. The Bookman (1915)
"There was a preference for the gentlemanly, soft- spoken hero, with the beautifully
curled moustache—the kind that Lord Lytton used to draw. ..."
5. The Cornhill Magazine by George Smith (1861)
"Mr. Bond the soft-spoken old gentleman's name is : and twice there has been a Mr.
Walls to inquire if Air. Hunt was at our house." " Mr. Bond ?—Mr. Walls ? ..."
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