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mellifluous
1. flowing sweetly or smoothly; 2. made sweet with (or as if with) honey
People who are persuaded by mellifluous words alone are said to be credulous or gullible; con men love them.
Related English words: melliferous (producing honey), mellifluousness
Latin root words:mel, mellis, n. - honey; fluo, fluere, fluxi, fluxus - to flow; mellifer, mellifera, melliferum - producing honey, melliferous; mellitus, mellita, mellitum - of honey, honeyed
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