fair-spoken

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For 70 of these 90 years, he has been 'a scholar and a ripe and good one; exceeding wise, fair-spoken and persuading.'

From Time Magazine Archive

‘I am Mr. Brandybuck. Is that enough for you? The Bree-folk used to be fair-spoken to travellers, or so I had heard.’

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

He was a scholar, and a ripe and good one, exceeding wise, fair-spoken and persuading.

From Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes by Brown, E. E.

Blarney-stone, a stone in Castle Blarney, Cork, of difficult access, which is said to endow whoso kisses it with a fair-spoken tongue, hence the application of the word.

From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin

"He's a fair-spoken man, Edmonson; I kind of think he'll square it up, after all," he said hopefully.

From The Wizard's Daughter and Other Stories by Graham, Margaret Collier