Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

soft-handed

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.23 in modern English

Syllables
soft--hand-ed
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Gentle; permissive; lenient; slow to enforce discipline.

adj

Unaccustomed to hard work.

Inflected Forms

more soft-handed (comparative) most soft-handed (superlative) soft handed (alternative) softhanded (alternative)

Synonyms

amiable tender easygoing soft clement forbearing indulgent lax lenient loose-handed permissible permissive

Antonyms

draconian heavy-handed strict

Questions

What does soft-handed mean?
Gentle; permissive; lenient; slow to enforce discipline.

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