soft

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Main Entry: soft
Pronunciation: sft
Function: adjective
1 : yielding to physical pressure
2 : deficient in or free from substances (as calcium and magnesium salts) that prevent lathering of soap <soft water>
3 : having relatively low energy <soft X-rays>
4 : BIODEGRADABLE <soft pesticides>
5 of a drug : considered less detrimental than a hard narcotic <marijuana is usually regarded as a soft drug>
6 : easily polarized -- used of acids and bases
7 a : being or based on interpretive or speculative data <soft evidence> b : utilizing or based on soft data <soft science>