Gentle
Both words in one sentence
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Star Trek: Voyager: Kes is a short, soft-spoken, young woman, who is typically the most gentle passive of the crew.
Source: Badass Adorable / Live-Action TV - Everything's Better with Spinning: Inverted and played straight; A ship spins when it takes a hit, a short turn with a gentle collision or a soft hitnote e.g.
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Belle from Belle and Sebastian is a female example: an enormous white dog who is incredibly gentle and loves kids, but can easily make a short work of a pack of wolves threatening her boy Sebastian.
Source: Gentle Giant
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Short and Gentle. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/gentle/short
Gentle & Short. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/gentle/short>.
Short or Gentle. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/gentle/short.
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