silver-tongued

silver–tongued

adjective

Definition of SILVER-TONGUED

able to express oneself clearly and well <famed as a silver-tongued orator, Daniel Webster used his oratorical gifts in vigorous support of the Union>

Synonyms eloquent, fluent, silver-tongued, well-spoken

Related Words facile, glib, smooth-tongued, voluble; expressive, outspoken, verbal, vocal; blabby, chatty, garrulous, loquacious, talkative, verbose; unfaltering, unhesitating

Near Antonyms faltering, halting, hesitant, maundering, mumbling, muttering, sputtering, stammering, stumbling, stuttering; mute, speechless, tongueless, tongue-tied, voiceless

Antonyms inarticulate, ineloquent, unvocal

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