- well-spo|ken
- well-spo|ken «WEHL SPOH kuhn», adjective.1. speaking well, fittingly, or pleasingly; polite in speech.2. spoken well.
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Well-spoken — Well spo ken, a. [Well + speak.] [1913 Webster] 1. Speaking well; speaking with fitness or grace; speaking kindly. A knight well spoken. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Spoken with propriety; as, well spoken words. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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-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 * * * spo|ken «SPOH kuhn», verb, adjective … Useful english dictionary
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