Smooth-tongued (Adjective)
Meaning
Artfully persuasive in speech; "a glib tongue"; "a smooth-tongued hypocrite".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The smooth-tongued salesman convinced my grandmother to buy the expensive watch despite her initial reservations.
- He was known for being a smooth-tongued diplomat, able to negotiate even the most difficult international relations with ease.
- The smooth-tongued politician made promises he had no intention of keeping, simply to get re-elected.
- My neighbor is a smooth-tongued con artist, and I'm starting to suspect that he's been scamming people in the community for years.
- The smooth-tongued telemarketer was able to sweet-talk my brother into donating money to a charity that turned out to be a scam.