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Sentimental soul
Answer for the clue "Sentimental soul ", 5 letters:
softy
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
also softie , 1863, "silly person," from soft (adj.) + -y (3). Meaning "soft-hearted person" is from 1886; that of "weak, unmanly or effeminate man" is from 1895. The Mister Softee soft ice-cream operation began in Philadelphia, U.S., in 1956.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A weak or sentimental person. 2 Somebody who finds it difficult to scold or punish. 3 (context computing slang English) A software expert who is ignorant of the workings of hardware 4 (context informal UK Australia English) A soft drink containing ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But in fact he was a big softy , and I believe was quite hurt because I was scared of him. ▪ This was because the field now included more subtle nasty strategies capable of preying ruthlessly upon such an out-and-out softy . ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a person who is weak and excessively sentimental [syn: softie ]
Usage examples of softy.
You had nothing to do with it any more than a baby unborn, you great softy, you.
I just wanted a bit of privacy so no one would see me revert to my Old Softy persona.
He says that living around softies will contaminate even the most rule-bound shell-person.
Volley fire grenades, program: single line deep, fifty percent overlap, close support FPF softies to the left!
Here I go over to Sereny Harper, like an old softy, expecting I’m going to make her believe all that rubbage about that dream, when lo and behold you she’d found out from Joe that you was over here and heard all the talk we had that night.
Here I go over to Sereny Harper, like an old softy, expecting I'm going to make her believe all that rubbage about that dream, when lo and behold you she'd found out from Joe that you was over here and heard all the talk we had that night.
He says that living around softies will contaminate even the most rule-bound shellperson.
Most third-shift crew wore softies, to reduce noise, and it certainly made sneaking up on wrongdoers easier.
I figure we got to get five, six good men up there first, to hold off the softies in case they get wind before we're ready.
Once we got control, we ship all the softies down here and let them mine the garnets—and if they can find any blue ones.