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silver-tongued

[ sil-ver-tuhngd ]

adjective

  1. persuasive; eloquent:

    a silver-tongued orator.



silver-tongued

adjective

  1. persuasive; eloquent

    silver-tongued salesman

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of silver-tongued1

First recorded in 1585–95; silver ( def ) + tongue ( def ) + -ed 3( def )
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He was also a silver-tongued intellectual who abhorred boorish thinking and behavior and savored debates with the sharpest minds of his era.

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In his Feb. 25 annual letter to shareholders, Buffett defended buybacks, calling someone who views all repurchases as harmful "an economic illiterate or a silver-tongued demagogue."

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In his annual letter to shareholders, the billionaire C.E.O. of Berkshire Hathaway said to beware the buyback detractor — who is either an “economic illiterate or a silver-tongued demagogue.â€

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While Biden didn't call for an end to buybacks, Buffett said those who do are "either an economic illiterate or a silver-tongued demagogue."

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Stanislas Eskenazi is his silver-tongued lawyer, who has devoted the last six years of his life to defending his client during highly publicized trials, first in Paris, and now this one in Brussels.

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