WELL-SPOKEN


Meaning of WELL-SPOKEN in English

ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective

Etymology: Middle English wel spoken, from wel well + spoken

1. : speaking well, kindly, or fittingly : courteous and refined in speech

found these people gentle, pious, and well-spoken — Willa Cather

a knight well-spoken — Shakespeare

2. : spoken with propriety

well-spoken words

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