well-spoken \ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\adjective Etymology: Middle English wel spoken, from wel well + spoken 1.: speaking well, kindly, or fittingly : courteous and refined in speech < found these people gentle, pious, and well-spoken — Willa Cather > < a knight well-spoken — Shakespeare > 2.: spoken with propriety < well-spoken words >