ADJECTIVE
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expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
silver speech
able to dazzle with his facile tongue
How To Use silver-tongued In A Sentence
- The former silver-tongued charmer did not utter one word during the entire occasion.
- Whenever anything goes wrong, politicians begin blaming their messaging operations, as if a better-chosen sound bite by a more silver-tongued aide would have spared them the consequences of their actions. Column: What Ben Bernanke needs to tell Congress
- The silver-tongued Clent charms her with "phrases as vivid and strange as spices". Frances Hardinge: a bucketful of whimsy
- A silver-tongued charmer with celluloid in his veins, he veers between boy-wonder genius and self-promoting charlatan.
- There are deadly bar brawls, living gods made of molten bronze, silver-tongued demons, razor-clawed gargoyles, talking green-eyed spiders and page after page of broken bones and spilled blood. Archive 2009-02-01
- Viewers gazed in astonishment as the supposedly silver-tongued trial lawyer lurched from one inanity to the next.
- It is a gift, and this silver-tongued charmer has it in spades.
- As ambassador in Washington, Mr. Haqqani was often referred to as "silver-tongued," a man able to communicate effectively with officials of different political persuasions. A Hostage in Pakistan
- Michael Sata, the silver-tongued victor who once worked for British Rail, may himself be from the liberation generation but he harnessed the frustrations of the young. A good news story out of Africa brings hope | Ian Birrell
- With sharp mind and witty words, the silver-tongued diplomat skillfully coped with the tough questions from the press.