well-spoken

[ wel-spoh-kuh n ]

/ ˈwɛlˈspoʊ kən /

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adjective

speaking well, fittingly, or pleasingly: The new chairwoman was very well-spoken.

polite in speech: a well-spoken gentleman.

spoken in an apt, fitting, or pleasing manner: a few well-spoken words on civic pride.

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Origin of well-spoken

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

Words nearby well-spoken

well-secured, well-set, well-shaped, well-situated, well-spent, well-spoken, well-stacked, well-stocked, well-suited, well-supplied, well-supported

Example sentences from the Web for well-spoken

But there are increasingly more who are well-spoken, educated, and just a little naughty.
Porn Stars Are People Too, Dammit: Lisa Ann’s Notre Dame Date and the Trolling of David Gregory|Aurora Snow|October 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A Yale-educated lawyer, Rhodes is well-spoken and as passionate about his cause as he is calm.
Oath Keepers: Bring On the Collapse!|Caitlin Dickson|October 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Pence is well-spoken, thanks to a radio show background and to his solid, principled beliefs which make it easy for him to speak.
Sarah Palin's Newest Rival|Mark McKinnon|October 27, 2010|DAILY BEAST
It was packed with neatly combed, mostly blond, well-spoken Hope College students.
Milk Screenwriter Battles a Gay-Bashing College|Dustin Lance Black|December 20, 2009|DAILY BEAST

At the moment he looked like a solemn salesman about to give her a well-spoken pitch, say on insurance or a middle-priced car.
The Trial of Callista Blake|Edgar Pangborn
Thyre was a well-spoken woman, and the king had pleasure in her conversation.
Heimskringla|Snorri Sturlason
He was young, well-spoken, witty, and skilled in all martial and manly exercises.
Micah Clarke|Arthur Conan Doyle
He was one o' them big-eyed kind that don't laugh easy, an' he was well-spoken, an' wonderful self-settled for a child o' seven.
Friendship Village|Zona Gale
I did have a chat with this man, gentlemen, and his mate there, and I found them well-spoken young fellows as ever I met.
To Win or to Die|George Manville Fenn

British Dictionary definitions for well-spoken

well-spoken

adjective (well spoken when postpositive)

having a clear, articulate, and socially acceptable accent and way of speaking

spoken satisfactorily or pleasingly

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well-spoken

adjective

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Origin of well-spoken

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British Dictionary definitions for well-spoken

adjective (well spoken when postpositive)