softened (adj.)

• abject
• apologetic
• bated
• complaisant
• conditioned
• constrained
• contrite
• controlled
• creamy
• dead
• deadened
• delicate
• dull
• dulled
• easy
• flat
• gentle
• hedged
• humble
• humbled
• hushed
• iridescent
• leavened
• light
• limited
• low-key
• mellow
• melted
• mild
• mitigated
• modified
• modulated
• muffled
• muted
• nacreous
• nonrigid
• opalescent
• pale
• pastel
• pearly
• penitent
• penitential
• penitentiary
• qualified
• quelled
• quiet
• repentant
• restrained
• restricted
• sad
• seasoned
• sheepish
• simple
• smothered
• sober
• soft
• somber
• stable
• stifled
• subdued
• subtle
• sweet
• tempered
• tender
• touched