Well-spoken

adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Eloquent and able with regards to speech.

    "You give the well-spoken young man the time. The well-spoken young man, keeping well up with you, resumes: "I am aware sir that it is a liberty to intrude a further question on a gentleman walking for his entertainment […]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    speaking or spoken fittingly or pleasingly wordnet

Synonyms

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articulatearticulateciceroniancorrectdemostheniandemosthenic

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"The well-spoken man claimed to be a pilgrim, but he was actually a spy for the bandits."

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