fair-spoken

[ fair-spoh-kuh n ]
/ ˈfɛərˈspoʊ kən /
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adjective

speaking or spoken in a courteous, civil, or plausible manner; smooth-spoken.

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decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
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Origin of fair-spoken

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75

OTHER WORDS FROM fair-spoken

fair-spo·ken·ness, noun

Words nearby fair-spoken

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Words related to fair-spoken

appreciative, congratulatory, respectful, polite, courtly, fawning, honeyed, laudatory, unctuous, approbatory, commendatory, adulatory, approbative, encomiastic, eulogistic, honoring, panegyrical, praiseful, sycophantic, well-wishing

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British Dictionary definitions for fair-spoken

fair-spoken

adjective

civil, courteous, or elegant in speech

Derived forms of fair-spoken

fair-spokenness, noun
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