produced with vibration of the vocal cords | easy to cut or chew |
yielding readily to pressure or weight | physically untoughened |
compassionate and kind; conciliatory | given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality |
(of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh') | (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition |
(of sound) relatively low in volume | having or displaying warmth or affection |
(of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected | hurting |
not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons) | (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail |
(used chiefly as a direction or description in music) soft; in a quiet, subdued tone | young and immature |
mild and pleasant | |
willing to negotiate and compromise | |
not brilliant or glaring | |
not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship | |
(of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value | |
having little impact | |
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe | |
tolerant or lenient | |
using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation | |
easily hurt | |
out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance | |