Softling

noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A soft, effeminate person; a voluptuary. archaic

    "Effeminate men and softlings cause the stout man to wax tender."

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Antonyms

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"Effeminate men and softlings cause the stout man to wax tender."

Etymology

From soft + -ling.

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