...a silver-tongued lawyer.
...the luckless lady who fell for his silver-tongued charm.
English dictionary. 2008.
silver-tongued — adj literary good at talking to people and making them like you, or persuading them to do what you want … Dictionary of contemporary English
silver-tongued — [sil′vərtuŋd΄] adj. eloquent; persuasive … English World dictionary
silver-tongued — A silver tongued person is a smooth talker who speaks so convincingly that they manage to persuade others to do what they want. A silver tongued salesman persuaded my mother to buy a new washing machine although the one she had was fine! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
silver-tongued — literary a silver tongued person speaks to someone in a pleasant way and praises them in order to persuade them to do what they want. He was a silver tongued orator who convinced many people to support him. (always before noun) … New idioms dictionary
silver-tongued — adjective Date: 1592 marked by convincing and eloquent expression < a silver tongued politician > … New Collegiate Dictionary
silver-tongued — /sil veuhr tungd /, adj. persuasive; eloquent: a silver tongued orator. [1585 95] * * * … Universalium
silver-tongued — nice talking, smooth talker A silver tongued salesman sold me this car, but I can t drive! … English idioms
silver tongued — Synonyms and related words: Ciceronian, Demosthenian, Demosthenic, Tullian, achingly sweet, agreeable, agreeable sounding, appealing, ariose, arioso, articulate, canorous, cantabile, catchy, dulcet, eloquent, euphonic, euphonious, euphonous,… … Moby Thesaurus
silver-tongued — sil|ver tongued [ ,sılvər tʌŋd ] adjective good at talking to people in a way that will impress or persuade them … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
silver-tongued — adj 1. eloquent, articulate, well spoken, Archaic. facund, Obs.. facundious, Ciceronian; oratorical, rhetorical, declamatory; (all of speech) poetic, graceful, easy, facile, flowing, fluent, glib, slick, smooth, smooth tongued. 2. persuasive,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
