smooth-spoken
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smooth-spoken
adj
speaking or spoken in a gently persuasive or competent manner
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Adj. | 1. | smooth-spoken - expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech" articulate - expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language; "articulate speech"; "an articulate orator"; "articulate beings" |
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smooth-spoken
adjectiveFluently persuasive and forceful:
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smooth-spoken
[ˈsmuːðˈspəʊkən] ADJ smooth-talking [ˈsmuːðˈtɔːkɪŋ] ADJ → afable (pej) → zalamero, melosoCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
smooth-spoken
[ˌsmuːðˈspəʊk/ən] smooth-tongued [ˌsmuːðˈtʌŋd] adj → mellifluo/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995