smooth-spoken

[ smooth-spoh-kuhn ]

/ ˈsmuðˈspoʊ kən /

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adjective

speaking or spoken easily and softly.

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Origin of smooth-spoken

First recorded in 1815–25

Words nearby smooth-spoken

smooth operator, smooth over, smooth sailing, smooth-shaven, smooth snake, smooth-spoken, smooth sumac, smooth-talk, smooth-tongued, s'more, smorgasbord

How to use smooth-spoken in a sentence

Scalise never would have spoken to EURO had Duke been there in person.
The Price of Steve Scalise’s Silence|Jason Berry|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The kids had a gift for him too, a tee shirt with ‘Baseball Spoken Here’ stenciled across the front.
Mario Cuomo, Always Moving Us Toward the Light|Mike Barnicle|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Over dinner, the Knight had mentioned that Scalise had spoken before the EURO event.
GOP Boss Gets Help From ‘White Hate’ Pal|Tim Mak|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Cook, stirring often, for 10 minutes or until the sugar is completely dissolved and the mixture is smooth.
Make ‘The Chew’s’ Carla Hall’s Sticky Toffee Pudding|Carla Hall|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST

It felt like that kind of moment, with Whitney trying to smooth things over.
Inside the Lifetime Whitney Houston Movie’s Lesbian Lover Storyline|Kevin Fallon|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Selections for practice should be chosen which contain much variety of thought and feeling and are smooth in movement.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
Of course the expression of this value is modified and characterized by the nature of the thing spoken of.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
I pictured him as slim and young looking, smooth-faced, with golden curly hair, and big brown eyes.
The Boarded-Up House|Augusta Huiell Seaman
On the morning after Ramona's disappearance, words had been spoken by each which neither would ever forget.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
The Smooth Naked Horsetail is a common plant, specially by the sides of streams and pools.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin

British Dictionary definitions for smooth-spoken

smooth-spoken

adjective

speaking or spoken in a gently persuasive or competent manner

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