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fair-spoken

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fair-spo·ken (fârspkn)
adj.
Civil, courteous, and gentle in speech.
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Use also such persons as affect the business, wherein they are employed; for that quickeneth much; and such, as are fit for the matter; as bold men for expostulation, fair-spoken men for persuasion, crafty men for inquiry and observation, froward, and absurd men, for business that doth not well bear out itself.
The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context
Well, sir, you have been very fair-spoken to me, though I can see that I have you to thank that I have these bracelets upon my wrists.
Sign of the Four by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
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