-spoken

-spoken
-spoken UK [spəʊkən] US [spoʊkən] suffix
used with some adverbs to form adjectives that describe the way someone speaks

softly-spoken

well-spoken

Thesaurus: suffixeshyponym

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spo|ken «SPOH kuhn», verb, adjective. a)
a past participle of speak: »

They have spoken about having a picnic.

–adj.
1. expressed with the mouth; uttered; oral: »

the spoken word. A child understands a spoken direction better than a written one.

2. made known by any utterance; expressed; told: »

a spoken opinion.

combining form. speaking in a _____ way: »

Soft-spoken = speaking in a soft way.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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