smooth-tongued
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of smooth-tongued
First recorded in 1585–95
Example Sentences
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Her story is told in a series of songs interspersed by a few unhinged rants and smooth-tongued chapter narrations.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 24, 2021
Sometimes he’s conducting poetry workshops; sometimes he’s dealing with cultural attachés or smooth-tongued diplomats; sometimes he’s face to face with refugees in camps.
From New York Times ● Mar. 28, 2018
With government scholarships, bright boys would end up as smooth-tongued Oxford dons like Board of Trade President Harold Wilson.
From Time Magazine Archive
By smooth-tongued "agents," many U. S. citizens have been convinced that they are heirs to large British estates —the buccaneering gold of Sir Francis Drake, the "Blake millions," the "Townley estate" et al.
From Time Magazine Archive
We ain't as mealy-mouthed and as p'lite and as smooth-tongued as the moderns.
From One Of Them by Charles James Lever
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