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articulate,

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Shawn

My favorite is "well-spoken" (compound adjective).

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Well, yes, sort of. I was hoping for a stronger sense without the need to revert to an adverb. But thanks anyway.

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ummmm

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mammamaia

so, how 'bout just 'eloquent'?... or 'grandiloquent'?

why don't you just resort to using a thesaurus?

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Umm, with the greatest respect, “eloquent” doesn’t really also encompass “fluently” and “coherently”. Not really.

And given the above, no thesaurus yet collated can cope. Except in a circular thinking sort of way, where a search of, for example, “eloquently” brings one back to “fluently”, but really they ARE different.

“Grandiloquent” puts one in mind of some pompous old fart.

Our language is still evolving, and perhaps the word I seek simply hasn’t thus far come into being.

Omg, did I just say that? Still evolving? Hey, wassup? u wanna mssg me? Absolutely. u r so rite. Awesome.

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Mike C

Articulate implies coherence and fluency. A lack of either makes you inarticulate.

I favour mellifluous, but that strictly speaking would apply to the tone and timbre of the voice rather than the content of speech, but again by extension it could work in a faux-metaphorical sense.

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Rob

If you don't find an exact word ready-made for use, try a phrase, perhaps something with an original, memorable metaphor.

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Kuntfinger

Sober?

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In my short time here I’ve learnt a thing or two at your knee, but “again by extension it could work in a faux-metaphorical sense” is not one of them. To me, this sounds like posting for posting’s sake, or, not to put too fine a point on it (please excuse the totally-unintended pun), pointy-headed rot.

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I rather think this is the best idea so far.

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erudite

Perhaps not quite right, but puts a more contextual slant on someone's ability to be articulate.

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ClancyBoy

"pugnacious"

Why the hell not.

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