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- adjective
Quiet ; speakinggently .
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Examples
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The noise is earsplitting, making the job of this softspoken spokesperson harder.
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I think, despite not being a redhead, Robert will be a perfect Jacob, tall and lanky, softspoken but strong.
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When he finally got it, his voice was softspoken as he posed his question.
No Rest for the Traveling Candidate - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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He was too loud, though not yet obnoxious, and the young men were as softspoken and polite as they were ridiculously fit.
Waiting for Pizza 2010
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When he finally got it, his voice was softspoken as he posed his question.
No Rest for the Traveling Candidate - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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When he finally got it, his voice was softspoken as he posed his question.
No Rest for the Traveling Candidate - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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So softspoken, in fact, that if I hadn't been watching, I would have thought the comfortably numb gentleman was talking to someone on the phone.
Waiting for Pizza 2010
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In a backstage dressing room, as the softspoken Mr. McGinness oversaw the bodypainting of dancers to match his artworks, he said he plans to stage a similar event in New York at Larry Flynt ' s Hustler Club during the Armory Show in March.
Local Buyers Wrap Teeming Art Basel Erica Orden 2010
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The wide-eyed and softspoken German left WikiLeaks in September to start his own leak-focused organization known as OpenLeaks.
WikiLeaks' Stepchildren Andy Greenberg 2010
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The wide-eyed and softspoken German left WikiLeaks in September to start his own leak-focused organization known as OpenLeaks.
WikiLeaks' Stepchildren Andy Greenberg 2010
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