smooth-tongued

• Qualifie une personne qui parle de manière très polie, persuasive et souvent peu sincère, avec des paroles flatteuses ou mielleuses pour séduire ou manipuler.

Describes a person who speaks in a very polite, persuasive, and often insincere way.

1. Artfully persuasive in speechC1informal

   Using clever, flattering, or charming language to persuade or deceive others.

   d'une éloquence trompeuse

   • The smooth-tongued salesman convinced her to buy the expensive car.
   • He was a smooth-tongued politician who could charm any audience.
   • Beware of smooth-tongued strangers who promise easy money.

   Synonymesflatteringglibingratiatingplausiblesilver-tonguedslicksmooth-spokensuaveunctuous

   Antonymesbluntfrankhonestinepttongue-tied