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View synonyms for well-spoken

well-spoken

[ wel-spoh-kuhn ]

adjective

  1. speaking well, fittingly, or pleasingly:

    The new chairwoman was very well-spoken.

  2. polite in speech:

    a well-spoken gentleman.

  3. spoken in an apt, fitting, or pleasing manner:

    a few well-spoken words on civic pride.



well-spoken

adjective

  1. having a clear, articulate, and socially acceptable accent and way of speaking
  2. spoken satisfactorily or pleasingly


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Word History and Origins

Origin of well-spoken1

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

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Example Sentences

But there are increasingly more who are well-spoken, educated, and just a little naughty.

She's well spoken, educated, and sober—a far cry from the one-time face of the adult world, Jenna Jameson.

A Yale-educated lawyer, Rhodes is well-spoken and as passionate about his cause as he is calm.

A Harvard-trained physician and married mother of two in Massachusetts, Stein is mainstream, sharp, and well spoken.

This time, though he was disheveled, Poppo was polite and well spoken.

A translation of the third book (Spain) by Lopez, was published at Madrid, 1788, and is well spoken of.

His phrases were too well spoken, and the look in his eyes disturbed her.

“Well spoken, and like a brave man,” said the officer; and he turned to Roy.

And before the words were well spoken, the lover, radiant with happiness, was at the side of his beloved.

I knew there were Jesuits in Agra, but they are well spoken of, and I never dreamed that this wretch was numbered among them.

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