smooth-tongued
smooth-tongued adjective: glib; able to flatter, seduce, and persuade with words.
Adjective
smooth-tongued (comparative more smooth-tongued, superlative most smooth-tongued)
- glib; able to flatter, seduce, and persuade with words.
- 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.1832, Walter Scott, The Fortunes of Nigel: With the Author's Last Notes and Additions
- He kept always good clerks, he loved money, was smooth-tongued, gave good words, and seldom lost his temper.1895, John Arbuthnot, Jonathan Swift, Herman Teerink, The History of John Bull, →ISBN
smooth-tongued meaning in Tamil and Thai
smooth-tongued in Tamil
- நாநயம் படைத்த
smooth-tongued in Thai
- able to flatter with words
- ปากหวาน bpàak-wǎan
Forms of smooth-tongued
| comparative | more smooth-tongued |
|---|---|
| superlative | most smooth-tongued |
Questions about smooth-tongued
- What does smooth-tongued mean?
- Smooth-tongued means glib; able to flatter, seduce, and persuade with words.
- What is smooth-tongued in Tamil?
- Smooth-tongued in Tamil is நாநயம் படைத்த. See Smooth-tongued meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is smooth-tongued?
- Smooth-tongued is an adjective.
Words near smooth-tongued in the dictionary
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