fast-talking
Verbally slick, rapid
Fast-talking describes someone who speaks rapidly and persuasively, usually with the implication of being slick, manipulative, or not entirely trustworthy.
A fast-talking salesman might pressure you into a purchase before you've had time to think it through.
The term suggests verbal dexterity deployed in service of getting something from someone: Don't let some fast-talking contractor convince you to pay upfront.
It can also simply mean speaking quickly, though the connotation of smooth persuasion typically lingers.
Smooth or craftily adept
- salesmanOne who moves merchandise
- con artistProfessional fraud perpetrator
- hustleEnergetic, aggressive action
- pitchFrequency of sound
charm · manipulative · silver-tongued · glib · wheeler-dealer · schmooze · convince · swindle
Moving with haste
- articulateExpress clearly, or well-spoken
- quick-wittedFast at thinking
- verbalOf or in words
- fluentSpeaking smoothly, effortlessly
glib · motor-mouth · chatterbox · patter · spiel · banter · rattle off · mile-a-minute
slick
Smooth or craftily adept
- salesmanOne who moves merchandise
- con artistProfessional fraud perpetrator
- hustleEnergetic, aggressive action
pitch · charm · manipulative · silver-tongued · glib · wheeler-dealer · schmooze · convince · swindle · flimflam
rapid
Moving with haste
- articulateExpress clearly, or well-spoken
- quick-wittedFast at thinking
- verbalOf or in words
fluent · glib · motor-mouth · chatterbox · patter · spiel · banter · rattle off · mile-a-minute · breathless
- Screwball ComediesBringing Up Baby, It Happened One Night, The Philadelphia Story, Holiday, Twentieth Century
- cunningcunning, craftiness, crafty, guile, slyness
- persuasionpersuade, persuasion, persuasive, convince, convincing
fast-talkingplain-spoken
Speaking without ornament
direct · blunt · matter-of-fact · no-nonsense · unvarnished
fast-talkingsincere
Genuinely felt, not feigned
honest · genuine · straightforward · trustworthy · earnest
fast, faster, fastest, talk, talks, talked, talking, talker, talkers