blandiloquent
May. 16th, 2008 07:34 amblandiloquent - adj., smooth-talking, flattering, ingratiating.
From Latin, "smooth-talking." Interestingly bland is cognate with melt and mild, all from the same PIE root -- in Latin, the ml- became bl-.
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From Latin, "smooth-talking." Interestingly bland is cognate with melt and mild, all from the same PIE root -- in Latin, the ml- became bl-.
---L.