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Grammar : Adj

Spell : sawft-spoh-kuh n, soft-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɔftˈspoʊ kən, ˈsɒft-

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Définition of soft-spoken

Origin : c.1600, from soft (adj.) + spoken.

adj quiet

Example sentences :

I don't wonder that girl is such a meek, soft-spoken kind of thing.
Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln

I leave the sneaking off to them soft-spoken chaps you're thinking of.
Extract from : « One Day More » by Joseph Conrad

She acknowledged too some fear of this quiet, soft-spoken frontiersman.
Extract from : « Brand Blotters » by William MacLeod Raine

These soft-spoken guys are the kind I lay off, believe you me!
Extract from : « The Pagan Madonna » by Harold MacGrath

She is as soft-spoken as a wind-harp swinging in an abbey door.
Extract from : « The Prairie Child » by Arthur Stringer

I could have put a knife into her, for all that she's a pleasant, soft-spoken lady.
Extract from : « A Bottle in the Smoke » by Milne Rae

I fingered my lips warningly, and in soft-spoken French asked where I could hide.
Extract from : « Eastern Nights - and Flights » by Alan Bott

He looked gentle, good-natured; he was soft-spoken; he gave an impression of kindness.
Extract from : « The Border Legion » by Zane Grey

He had been the soft-spoken pirate; the bond-slave of honesty.
Extract from : « Toilers of the Sea » by Victor Hugo

"Not very good; wish I had my rifle," came the soft-spoken reply.
Extract from : « Hopalong Cassidy » by Clarence E. Mulford

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