softbound (B2)
adjective
Definition
softbound means (of a book) With a cover of flexible paper rather than a rigid cardboard cover. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The writer described the response as softbound.
A softbound tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became softbound after the announcement.
How to Use softbound
- softbound + noun (collocation)
- Use softbound before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a softbound reaction."
- become softbound (collocation)
- Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became softbound near the end."
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