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View synonyms for smooth-tongued

smooth-tongued

[ smooth-tuhngd ]

adjective

  1. fluent or convincing in speech; glib.


smooth-tongued

adjective

  1. suave or persuasive in speech
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of smooth-tongued1

First recorded in 1585–95
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Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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