mellifluous

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For centuries, French has been the measured and mellifluous language of international diplomacy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Deploying his relaxed, mellifluous Southern drawl to sinister purposes, Matthew McConaughey channels Robert Mitchum in Letts’s bracing redneck noir about a trailer-park murder scheme in West Texas that goes sideways.

From New York Times • Aug. 7, 2023

Her mellifluous voice soundtracks the show; frankly, "Top Chef" is Padma's stage.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2023

I also identified and sketched a heretofore elusive Engelmann oak while listening to the coo-coo-coo of a mourning dove and mellifluous chirping by other more high-pitched birdies.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2023

When you talk about Churchill’s “great rolling periods”— meaning his long, mellifluous sentences—you are primarily talking about sound effects: the gather and surge of a sentence toward its climax.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith