fair-spoken

[ fair-spoh-kuhn ]
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adjective
  1. speaking or spoken in a courteous, civil, or plausible manner; smooth-spoken.

Origin of fair-spoken

1
late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75

Other words from fair-spoken

  • fair-spo·ken·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for fair-spoken

fair-spoken

adjective
  1. civil, courteous, or elegant in speech

Derived forms of fair-spoken

  • fair-spokenness, noun

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