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softest
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a. (en-superlative of: soft )
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Soft \Soft\ (s[o^]ft; 115), a. [Compar. Softer (s[o^]ft"[~e]r); superl. Softest .] [OE. softe, AS. s[=o]fte, properly adv. of s[=e]fte, adj.; akin to OS. s[=a]fto, adv., D. zacht, OHG. samfto, adv., semfti, adj., G. sanft, LG. sacht; of uncertain origin.] ...
Usage examples of softest.
Approaching them, he paid his compliments with great earnestness, and in a voice in which his softest tones preponderated.
The richest Turkey carpets covered the floor, and the softest and most inviting couches, easy-chairs, and sofas, offered their high-piled and yielding cushions to such as desired repose or refreshment.
Villefort had perceived at sunrise had all disappeared as if by magic, and one of the softest and most brilliant days of September shone forth in all its splendor.
My mother considered him the softest version of the McCall male and by far the best shoulder to cry on among the McCall brothers.
By walking the beach each morning, Lucy had strengthened her belief in God and come to understand that she was no more important to the planet than the smallest plankton that floated in the invisible broth that served the softest orders of the food chain.
I had taught her last night a few substitutes in the softest tongue I knew for those words of natural tenderness in which her language is signally deficient: taught her to understand them, certainly not to use them, for it was long before I could even induce her to address me by name.
The single under-vestment of softest hide, closely fitting from neck to knees, is of all garments the best adapted to preserve natural warmth under the rapid and extreme changes of the external atmosphere.
The pretty flower of her sex was swollen and undefended, a rose with its softest petals just unfolded.
It is rather a peculiarity of Italy, that one of the softest languages of Christendom is frequently rendered harsh and unpleasant by the mode of using it.
But he wanted to see her in something finer, silk or velvet, softest satin.
The tangle of curls at its base felt like a springy cushion and cradled the softest, most vulnerable part of him.
The word rolled off his tongue, soft, silent, not ready yet to be voiced even in the softest whisper.
It was the softest touch in the world, but I could have flung it off angrily: for that moment everything was still again, and the place grew grey and I saw no more.
The word seemed to fill the place, melting upon him from every corner, whispering round him with softest persuasion.
It was only when he knew that they were about to fall asleep that he spoke again, and then in the softest whisper, as if her family was still alive and gently watchful in other parts of the house.