English

Adjective

tender-minded ‎(comparative more tender-minded, superlative most tender-minded)

1. Alternative form of tenderminded
   • 2009, Richard Rorty, Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature, ISBN 0691141320, page 73:

     The philosophers who had come on the expedition were, as usual, divided into two warring camps: the tender-minded ones who thought philosophy should aim at Significance, and the tough-minded philosophers who thought that it should aim at Truth.

   • 1980, Harvey B. Aronson, Love and Sympathy in Theravāda Buddhism, ISBN 8120814037, page 51:

     Through [his] love for the deities living in the parish, they become tender-minded and protect him with a thorough-going and suitable protection.