silver-tongued

[ sil-ver-tuhngd ]

adjective

1. persuasive; eloquent:

   a silver-tongued orator.

silver-tongued

adjective

1. persuasive; eloquent

   silver-tongued salesman

Word History and Origins

Origin of silver-tongued¹

First recorded in 1585–95; silver ( def ) + tongue ( def ) + -ed ³( def )

Example Sentences

And the truth is he will never become a cool, smooth, silver-tongued orator.

From The Daily Beast

The silver-tongued chimes cut into Jerrys speech, ringing out a live little prelude before striking seven.

From Project Gutenberg

Northern clergymen tried to induce "silver tongued" Wendell Philips to abandon his advocacy of abolition.

From Project Gutenberg

And now the silver-tongued von Bethmann-Hollweg has also discovered the political virtue of silence.

From Project Gutenberg

My friends, we have too many orators in the pulpit, I am tired and sick of your "silver-tongued orators."

From Project Gutenberg

Lloyd George is what we in America, and especially those of us born in the South, call the "silver-tongued."

From Project Gutenberg