soft-spoken
adjective/ˌsɒft ˈspəʊkən/
/ˌsɔːft ˈspəʊkən/
(also less frequent softly-spoken)
- having a gentle and quiet voice
- He was a pleasant, soft-spoken man.
Oxford Collocations DictionarySoft-spoken is used with these nouns:- man
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