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silver-tongued

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I don't think git was adopted because Linus is a silver-tongued salesman.

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Quick take

expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech"

Meaning at a glance

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adjective

expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for silver-tongued.

Example sentences

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I don't think git was adopted because Linus is a silver-tongued salesman.

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I would consider fudging the truth the riskier option unless you're some kind of silver-tongued devil.

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We often like to imagine slick, silver-tongued, extroverted people, with poor ethics.

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Involving yourself in quasi-religious political rituals, getting caught up in a politician's silver-tongued promises and the destructive divisiveness of political ideologies is exactly what the oligarchy feeds off.

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How do you use silver-tongued in a sentence?

I don't think git was adopted because Linus is a silver-tongued salesman.

What does silver-tongued mean?

expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech"

What part of speech is silver-tongued?

silver-tongued is commonly used as adjective.