smooth-tongued

[ smooth-tuhngd ]

adjective

1. fluent or convincing in speech; glib.

smooth-tongued

adjective

1. suave or persuasive in speech

Word History and Origins

Origin of smooth-tongued¹

First recorded in 1585–95

Example Sentences

Suppose, O smooth-tongued Seignior, you take a turn with the baby yourself, and see whether your arm tires.

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Iago's self, or his master, smooth-tongued Belial, could not have managed matters better.

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From his district offices, there scurries forth a corps of smooth-tongued, quick-witted young men—the travelling passenger agents.

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But how would he strike Mary Ellen,—this polished, smooth-tongued, handsomely dressed youth?

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How sleek, smooth-tongued, paradisaical a deluder art thou, sweet Self-conceit!

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