Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having or exhibiting the power of fluent and persuasive speech; eloquent.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having a smooth tongue, or fluent, plausible, or convin cing speech; eloquent.
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- adjective idiomatic
eloquent ,articulate ,charming
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
Etymologies
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Examples
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As ambassador in Washington, Mr. Haqqani was often referred to as "silver-tongued," a man able to communicate effectively with officials of different political persuasions.
A Hostage in Pakistan Mira Sethi 2012
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Those who arrived in that historic election aren't ready to dub the silver-tongued, silver-haired Georgian the answer to Mitt Romney just yet.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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He’d been called silver-tongued by more than one lover in the past.
Deep Kiss Of Winter Kresley Cole 2009
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The three overlapping tales are told in rhyming monologues and feature among them a mother driven to violent revenge, a young girl looking for love and a silver-tongued serial killer.
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Here are three techniques of top performers that you can use in your own workplace interactions to be more persuasive and influential by Monday morning: 1. Lose your attachments: We tend to think of great persuaders as silver-tongued devils who manipulate others.
Lisa Earle McLeod: How to Be More Persuasive and Influential at Work Lisa Earle McLeod 2011
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The silver-tongued Clent charms her with "phrases as vivid and strange as spices".
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There are deadly bar brawls, living gods made of molten bronze, silver-tongued demons, razor-clawed gargoyles, talking green-eyed spiders and page after page of broken bones and spilled blood.
Archive 2009-02-01 Reis O'Brien 2009
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Whenever anything goes wrong, politicians begin blaming their messaging operations, as if a better-chosen sound bite by a more silver-tongued aide would have spared them the consequences of their actions.
Column: What Ben Bernanke needs to tell Congress Ezra Klein 2010
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Michael Sata, the silver-tongued victor who once worked for British Rail, may himself be from the liberation generation but he harnessed the frustrations of the young.
A good news story out of Africa brings hope | Ian Birrell 2011
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Here are three techniques of top performers that you can use in your own workplace interactions to be more persuasive and influential by Monday morning: 1. Lose your attachments: We tend to think of great persuaders as silver-tongued devils who manipulate others.
Lisa Earle McLeod: How to Be More Persuasive and Influential at Work Lisa Earle McLeod 2011
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