fair-spoken

[ fair-spoh-kuhn ]

/ ˈfɛərˈspoʊ kən /

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adjective

speaking or spoken in a courteous, civil, or plausible manner; smooth-spoken.

Origin of fair-spoken

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75

OTHER WORDS FROM fair-spoken

fair-spo·ken·ness, noun

Words nearby fair-spoken

Fair Oaks, fair play, fair rent, fair sex, fair shake, fair-spoken, fair territory, fair to middling, fair trade, fair-trade agreement, fair-trade law

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Example sentences from the Web for fair-spoken

He's too like a fair-spoken captain I sailed with once, what was the hardest man I ever sailed with.
Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood|George MacDonald
Cunning, fair-spoken oppressor of the poor, has not thy sin found thee out?
Twenty-Five Village Sermons|Charles Kingsley
Some thought it was easier counting with the auld rough knight than the fair-spoken young ane—but mair of that anon.
Red Gauntlet|Sir Walter Scott
Some thought it was easier counting with the auld rough Knight than the fair-spoken young ane—but mair of that anon.
The Haunters & The Haunted|Various

Listen to me, and I will tell you what three weeks ago this fair-spoken and sweet-smiling cavalier did.
Graham of Claverhouse|Ian Maclaren

British Dictionary definitions for fair-spoken

fair-spoken

adjective

civil, courteous, or elegant in speech

Derived forms of fair-spoken

fair-spokenness, noun

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单词	fair-spoken
释义	fair-spoken [ fair-spoh-kuhn ] / ˈfɛərˈspoʊ kən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fair-spoken ON THESAURUS.COM adjective speaking or spoken in a courteous, civil, or plausible manner; smooth-spoken. Origin of fair-spoken late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75 OTHER WORDS FROM fair-spoken fair-spo·ken·ness, noun Words nearby fair-spoken Fair Oaks, fair play, fair rent, fair sex, fair shake, fair-spoken, fair territory, fair to middling, fair trade, fair-trade agreement, fair-trade law Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fair-spoken He's too like a fair-spoken captain I sailed with once, what was the hardest man I ever sailed with. Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood\|George MacDonald Cunning, fair-spoken oppressor of the poor, has not thy sin found thee out? Twenty-Five Village Sermons\|Charles Kingsley Some thought it was easier counting with the auld rough knight than the fair-spoken young ane—but mair of that anon. Red Gauntlet\|Sir Walter Scott Some thought it was easier counting with the auld rough Knight than the fair-spoken young ane—but mair of that anon. The Haunters & The Haunted\|Various Listen to me, and I will tell you what three weeks ago this fair-spoken and sweet-smiling cavalier did. Graham of Claverhouse\|Ian Maclaren British Dictionary definitions for fair-spoken fair-spoken adjective civil, courteous, or elegant in speech Derived forms of fair-spoken fair-spokenness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to fair-spoken appreciative, congratulatory, respectful, polite, courtly, fawning, honeyed, laudatory, unctuous, approbatory, commendatory, adulatory, approving, celebrating, encomiastic, eulogistic, honoring, panegyrical, praiseful, sycophantic
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fair-spoken

adjective

Origin of fair-spoken

OTHER WORDS FROM fair-spoken

Words nearby fair-spoken

Example sentences from the Web for fair-spoken

British Dictionary definitions for fair-spoken

adjective

Derived forms of fair-spoken

Words related to fair-spoken