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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

  • -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

  • well — well1 [wel] n. [ME welle < OE wella, akin to weallan, to boil up, akin to Ger welle, wave, wallen, to boil < IE base * wel , to turn, roll > WALK, L volvere, to roll] 1. a flow of water from the earth; natural spring and pool 2. a hole… …   English World dictionary

  • -spoken — [ spoukən ] suffix used with some adverbs to form adjectives that describe the way someone speaks: soft spoken well spoken …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • well-spo|ken — «WEHL SPOH kuhn», adjective. 1. speaking well, fittingly, or pleasingly; polite in speech. 2. spoken well …   Useful english dictionary

  • well — well1 W1S1 [wel] adv comparative better [ˈbetə US ər] superlative best [best] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(satisfactorily)¦ 2¦(thoroughly)¦ 3¦(a lot)¦ 4 do well 5 as well 6 as well as something/somebody 7 may/might/could well …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • well — 1 /wel/ adverb comparative better superlative best 1 SATISFACTORILY in a successful or satisfactory way: Did you sleep well? | James reads well for his age. | fairly/moderately/pretty well (=quite well) | go well (=happen in the way you planned… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • well spoken — ▶ adjective ARTICULATE, nicely spoken; refined, polite; Brit. informal posh. * * * ˌwell ˈspoken [well spoken] adjective having a way of speaking that is considered correct or elegant …   Useful english dictionary

  • well-spoken — /ˈwɛl spoʊkən / (say wel spohkuhn) adjective 1. having a cultured, refined accent. 2. speaking well, fittingly, or pleasingly. 3. polite in speech. 4. spoken well, appropriately, etc. Also, (especially in predicative use), well spoken /wɛl… …  

  • spoken — past part. of SPEAK. adj. (in comb.) speaking in a specified way (smooth spoken; well spoken). Phrases and idioms: spoken for claimed, requisitioned (this seat is spoken for) …   Useful english dictionary

  • -spoken — UK [spəʊkən] / US [spoʊkən] suffix used with some adverbs to form adjectives that describe the way someone speaks softly spoken well spoken …   English dictionary

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