smooth-tonguedadj.

Etymology: < smooth adj. Compounds 3.

a. Smooth or plausible in speech; using fair or flattering words; smooth-spoken.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > [adjective]

ficklinga1240

glozing1297

blandingc1315

blandishingc1374

glaveringc1394

fleering?a1400

sleekedc1400

faginga1425

smoothc1450

flattering1484

cogging1542

flatterous1546

butterya1585

smooth-tongueda1593

oily1598

silken1598

slick-tongued1598

soothing1599

sleek1601

slick1606

blandiloquous1615

supellectile1615

colloguing1620

losengeous1632

oiled-tongued1632

daubing1655

blandiloquious1689

smooth-booted1706

palavering1764

pill-gilding1764

oily-tongued1788

buttering1789

sleeky1810

smooth-spoken1821

oleaginous1833

butteraceous1837

saponaceous1837

soft-soapy1849

soapy1854

blarneying1884

smarmy1924

sweet-talking1956

smoothie1959

smarming1970

blandiloquent-

a1593 C. Marlowe Edward II (1594) sig. H4 Spencer..Is with that smoothe toongd scholler Baldock gone.

1603 N. Breton Merrie Dialogue 10 A very artificiall faire, sharpe witted,..and, as I after found, smooth tounged gentlewoman.

1684 T. Otway Atheist iii. 32 What a smooth-tongu'd little Rascal 'tis.

1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker II. 205 The smooth-tongued rascal found no difficulty to insinuate himself into the place of her heart.

1829 E. Bulwer-Lytton Devereux I. i. xiii. 141 Those Jesuits are so smooth-tongued to women.

1864 E. B. Pusey Daniel viii. 552 His once smooth-tongued friend, with whom he had taken sweet counsel.

b. Of a poet or writer: Polished, refined. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > elegance > [adjective] > refined or cultured > of a writer

smooth-tongued1658

smooth1670

1658 A. Cokayne Small Poems 11 Here smooth-tongu'd Drayton was inspired by Mnemosynes's manifold progenie.

2. Marked or characterized by, of the nature of, plausibility or speciousness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > [adjective] > of words or manners

fairOE

honeyed1435

glozed1509

fair-tongued1541

fine1568

smoothed1568

smoothinga1592

sugary1591

slicked1594

rose water1598

rose-watered1599

candied1604

soft1609

courtlya1616

smooth-faced1626

oileda1640

blandished1671

sugar1687

fair-spoken1704

smooth-tongued1761

silky1778

pill-gilded1822

blarneyfied1830

greasy1848

blarneyed1861

soothering1866

soothing-syrupy1902

1761 C. Churchill Night 8 By slavish methods must he learn to please, By smooth-tongu'd flatt'ry, that curst court-disease.

1843 A. Bethune Sc. Peasant's Fire-side 298 Almost from infancy he had been noted for smooth-tongued falsehood.

Derivatives

smooth-tonguedness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > [noun] > quality of being flattering

smoothnessa1616

blanditude1689

smooth-tonguedness1737

silkiness1832

oiliness1833

flatteringness1894

oleosity?1920

smarminess1934

1737 J. Ozell tr. F. Rabelais Wks. II. 113 The smooth-tonguedness of the Adversary.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	smooth-tongued
释义	smooth-tonguedadj. Etymology: < smooth adj. Compounds 3. 1. a. Smooth or plausible in speech; using fair or flattering words; smooth-spoken. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > [adjective] ficklinga1240 glozing1297 blandingc1315 blandishingc1374 glaveringc1394 fleering?a1400 sleekedc1400 faginga1425 smoothc1450 flattering1484 cogging1542 flatterous1546 butterya1585 smooth-tongueda1593 oily1598 silken1598 slick-tongued1598 soothing1599 sleek1601 slick1606 blandiloquous1615 supellectile1615 colloguing1620 losengeous1632 oiled-tongued1632 daubing1655 blandiloquious1689 smooth-booted1706 palavering1764 pill-gilding1764 oily-tongued1788 buttering1789 sleeky1810 smooth-spoken1821 oleaginous1833 butteraceous1837 saponaceous1837 soft-soapy1849 soapy1854 blarneying1884 smarmy1924 sweet-talking1956 smoothie1959 smarming1970 blandiloquent- a1593 C. Marlowe Edward II (1594) sig. H4 Spencer..Is with that smoothe toongd scholler Baldock gone. 1603 N. Breton Merrie Dialogue 10 A very artificiall faire, sharpe witted,..and, as I after found, smooth tounged gentlewoman. 1684 T. Otway Atheist iii. 32 What a smooth-tongu'd little Rascal 'tis. 1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker II. 205 The smooth-tongued rascal found no difficulty to insinuate himself into the place of her heart. 1829 E. Bulwer-Lytton Devereux I. i. xiii. 141 Those Jesuits are so smooth-tongued to women. 1864 E. B. Pusey Daniel viii. 552 His once smooth-tongued friend, with whom he had taken sweet counsel. b. Of a poet or writer: Polished, refined. rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > elegance > [adjective] > refined or cultured > of a writer smooth-tongued1658 smooth1670 1658 A. Cokayne Small Poems 11 Here smooth-tongu'd Drayton was inspired by Mnemosynes's manifold progenie. 2. Marked or characterized by, of the nature of, plausibility or speciousness. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > [adjective] > of words or manners fairOE honeyed1435 glozed1509 fair-tongued1541 fine1568 smoothed1568 smoothinga1592 sugary1591 slicked1594 rose water1598 rose-watered1599 candied1604 soft1609 courtlya1616 smooth-faced1626 oileda1640 blandished1671 sugar1687 fair-spoken1704 smooth-tongued1761 silky1778 pill-gilded1822 blarneyfied1830 greasy1848 blarneyed1861 soothering1866 soothing-syrupy1902 1761 C. Churchill Night 8 By slavish methods must he learn to please, By smooth-tongu'd flatt'ry, that curst court-disease. 1843 A. Bethune Sc. Peasant's Fire-side 298 Almost from infancy he had been noted for smooth-tongued falsehood. Derivatives smooth-tonguedness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > [noun] > quality of being flattering smoothnessa1616 blanditude1689 smooth-tonguedness1737 silkiness1832 oiliness1833 flatteringness1894 oleosity?1920 smarminess1934 1737 J. Ozell tr. F. Rabelais Wks. II. 113 The smooth-tonguedness of the Adversary. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2021). > as lemmas smooth-tongued smooth-tongued adj. ΚΠ 1686 J. Evelyn Diary (1955) IV. 500 Lawyers..whereof one the smoth-tong'd Soliciter. extracted from smoothadj. < adj.a1593 as lemmas
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smooth-tonguedadj.

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