softy
noun
\ ˈsȯf-tē
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variants:
or softie
plural softies
Definition of softy
1
: a weak or foolish person
2
: a softhearted or sentimental person
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Synonyms & Antonyms for softy
Synonyms
weakling, wimp, wuss (also wussy)
Antonyms
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Examples of softy in a Sentence
a softy who usually needs someone else's strong hands to open bottles and jars
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Four kids create a gaming empire with the help of an anger-prone (but ultimately a big softy) famous rapper. — Stacey Grant, Seventeen, "What Show Should You Binge-Watch, Based on Your Horoscope?," 8 Jan. 2018 Then, Embiid went on to say Whiteside only cares about his stats and not the success of his team - and called him a #softy. — Alysha Tsuji, USA TODAY, "Embiid and Whiteside had hilarious fight on social media," 14 Oct. 2017 Bryce presents himself as a rough-around-the-edges softy, marrying no-nonsense fortitude with a big heart. — Katy Waldman, Slate Magazine, "Can a Kentuckian fighter pilot and a mustachioed ironworker obliterate Democrats’ effete reputation?," 8 Aug. 2017 And many considered Marion, not Marine, to be the true future of the far-right, even though Marine was far from a softy. — chicagotribune.com, "Another Le Pen bites the dust?," 9 May 2017 There, in their cramped apartment, mother and daughter coax out Michelle’s inner softy, who, unsurprisingly, is nowhere near as fun as her outer meanie. — Manohla Dargis, New York Times, "Movie Review: ‘The Boss’," 7 Apr. 2016 Jim Clark, inventor of the PocketWizard remote controls for flashguns, is a softy and a geek. — Charlie Sorrel, WIRED, "Engineer Builds World’s Most Expensive Mousetrap, Mouse Survives," 16 Mar. 2009These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'softy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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