soft-handed

See also: softhanded and soft handed

English

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Adjective

soft-handed (comparative more soft-handed, superlative most soft-handed)

  1. Gentle; permissive; lenient; slow to enforce discipline.
    Antonyms: draconian, heavy-handed, strict
  2. Unaccustomed to hard work.
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