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smooth-spoken

[ smooth -spoh-kuh n ]

/ ˈsmuðˈspoʊ kən /

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adjective

speaking or spoken easily and softly.

Origin of smooth-spoken

First recorded in 1815–25

Words nearby smooth-spoken

smooth sailing, smooth snake, smooth sumac, smooth-faced, smooth-shaven, smooth-spoken, smooth-talk, smooth-tongued, smoothbore, smoothen, smoothhound

Example sentences from the Web for smooth-spoken

Clive and Hugh looked askance at the comrade they knew as a rule as a smooth-spoken, wool-gathering fellow.

King of Ranleigh |F. S. (Frederick Sadlier) Brereton
He was smooth-spoken and fair of promise, but came to be regarded as an unsatisfactory person with whom to deal.

The Colonies 1492-1750 |Reuben Gold Thwaites
He was smooth-spoken and courteous to his equals, and generally affable, though with constraint, to his inferiors.

The Last Of The Barons, Complete |Edward Bulwer-Lytton
He was not a smooth-spoken fellow, but he did not wish to offend Lord Medenham.

Cynthia's Chauffeur |Louis Tracy

Damn the insolent, smooth-spoken knave of hearts, and confound the women!

Prisoners of Hope |Mary Johnston

British Dictionary definitions for smooth-spoken

smooth-spoken

adjective

speaking or spoken in a gently persuasive or competent manner