Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

smooth-tongued

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.63 in modern English

Syllables: smooth--tongued
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

glib; able to flatter, seduce, and persuade with words.

Example Sentences

"Oun readers may recollect a certain smooth-tongued, lankhaired, buckram-suited, Scottish scrivener, who, in the first chapters of this history, appeared in the character of a protégé of George Heriot."
"He kept always good clerks, he loved money, was smooth-tongued, gave good words, and seldom lost his temper."
"Coleridge smiles mischievously: 'They pay smooth-tongued publishers to instil a sense of fairness and balance into proceedings.'"

Inflected Forms

more smooth-tongued (comparative) most smooth-tongued (superlative)

Synonyms

glib glib-tongued

Questions

What does smooth-tongued mean?: glib; able to flatter, seduce, and persuade with words.

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