well bespoken

be·spo·ken

[bih-spohkuhn]
verb
1.
a past participle of bespeak.
adjective

Origin:
1600–10 for def 2

un·be·spo·ken, adjective
well-be·spo·ken, adjective
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Word Origin & History

bespeak
O.E. besprecan "speak about, speak against, complain," from be- + 'sprecan "to speak" (see speak). A common Germanic compound (cf. O.S. bisprecan, Du. bespreken, O.H.G. bisprehhan, Ger. besprechen); originally "to call out," it evolved a wide
range of meaning in English, including "speak up," "oppose," "request," "discuss, "arrange," and "to order (goods)" (1580s).
"The connection of the senses is very loose; some of them appear to have arisen quite independently of each other from different applications of BE- pref." [OED]
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Well bespoken is always a great word to know.
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