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SMOOTH-TONGUED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does smooth-tongued mean?
• SMOOTH-TONGUED (adjective)
The adjective SMOOTH-TONGUED has 1 sense:
1. artfully persuasive in speech
Familiarity information: SMOOTH-TONGUED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Artfully persuasive in speech
Synonyms:
glib; glib-tongued; smooth-tongued
Context example:
a smooth-tongued hypocrite
Similar:
persuasive (intended or having the power to induce action or belief)
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