softy

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Another post teaches a mycological lesson, pairing mushrooms with astrological signs: Scorpios are reishi mushrooms, because they are “secretly a softy” — a nod to the polypore mushroom’s porous underside.

From Seattle Times

He talks a good game, but he’s a softy.

From Washington Post

Admittedly, I am a softy, but you too may be moved.

From Los Angeles Times

“Glee” was a come-on-get-happy hour, in which the underdogs won more than they lost and even the Queen Bee turned out to be a softy in the end.

From Washington Post

The women are noble but ruthless when needed; the Witcher is a big silent softy who agonizes over the monsters he dispatches.

From New York Times