smooth-tongued

[ smooth-tuhngd ]

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adjective

fluent or convincing in speech; glib.

Origin of smooth-tongued

First recorded in 1585–95

Words Nearby smooth-tongued

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How to use smooth-tongued in a sentence

Suppose, O smooth-tongued Seignior, you take a turn with the baby yourself, and see whether your arm tires.
A New Atmosphere | Gail Hamilton
Iago's self, or his master, smooth-tongued Belial, could not have managed matters better.
Heart | Martin Farquhar Tupper
From his district offices, there scurries forth a corps of smooth-tongued, quick-witted young men—the travelling passenger agents.
The Modern Railroad | Edward Hungerford
But how would he strike Mary Ellen,—this polished, smooth-tongued, handsomely dressed youth?
Atlantic Monthly,Volume 14, No. 82, August, 1864 | Various
How sleek, smooth-tongued, paradisaical a deluder art thou, sweet Self-conceit!
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 12, No. 32, November, 1873 | Various

British Dictionary definitions for smooth-tongued

smooth-tongued

adjective

suave or persuasive in speech

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