fair-spoken
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- fair-spokenness noun
Etymology
Origin of fair-spoken
late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75
Example Sentences
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For 70 of these 90 years, he has been 'a scholar and a ripe and good one; exceeding wise, fair-spoken and persuading.'
From Time Magazine Archive
‘I am Mr. Brandybuck. Is that enough for you? The Bree-folk used to be fair-spoken to travellers, or so I had heard.’
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
Let not my mistress in her unkindness kill any of her fair-spoken adorers.
From A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles by Lee, Sidney, Sir
Some friends of mine, who had personal intercourse with him, described him as a fair-spoken gentleman.
From Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Holyoake, George Jacob
“Well, I pity him from my heart; for he is a good youth and a fair-spoken and a handsome, too; and I’m sure that he has no idea of his unfortunate situation.”
From The Privateersman by Marryat, Frederick
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