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glib
(glĭb)adj. glib·ber, glib·best
1. Performed with a natural, offhand ease: was fascinated by his unfailingly glib conversation.
2. Given to or characterized by fluency of speech or writing that often suggests insincerity, superficiality, or a lack of concern: criticized him for being glib about something so serious.
[Possibly of Low German origin; see ghel- in Indo-European roots.]
glib′ly adv.
glib′ness n.
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glib
(ɡlɪb)adj, glibber or glibbest
fluent and easy, often in an insincere or deceptive way
[C16: probably from Middle Low German glibberich slippery]
ˈglibly adv
ˈglibness n
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glib
(glɪb)adj. glib•ber, glib•best.
1. readily fluent, often superficially or insincerely so: a glib talker; glib answers.
2. easy or unconstrained: glib manners.
[1585–95; compare obsolete glibbery slippery (c. Dutch glibberig)]
glib′ly, adv.
glib′ness, n.
syn: See fluent.
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| Adj. | 1. | glib - marked by lack of intellectual depth; "glib generalizations"; "a glib response to a complex question" superficial - concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually; "superficial similarities"; "a superficial mind"; "his thinking was superficial and fuzzy"; "superficial knowledge"; "the superficial report didn't give the true picture"; "only superficial differences" |
| 2. | glib - having only superficial plausibility; "glib promises"; "a slick commercial" plausible - apparently reasonable and valid, and truthful; "a plausible excuse" | |
| 3. | glib - artfully persuasive in speech; "a glib tongue"; "a smooth-tongued hypocrite" persuasive - intended or having the power to induce action or belief; "persuasive eloquence"; "a most persuasive speaker"; "a persuasive argument" |
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glib
adjective smooth, easy, ready, quick, slick, plausible, slippery, fluent, suave, artful, insincere, fast-talking, smooth-tongued He is full of glib excuses for his past mistakes. a glib car salesman
halting, sincere, hesitant, implausible, tongue-tied
halting, sincere, hesitant, implausible, tongue-tied
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glib
adjectiveCharacterized by ready but often insincere or superficial discourse:
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Translations
طَلْق اللسان، مُتَحَذْلِقعَفْوي، سَريع
pohotovývemlouvavý
overfladisk
locsogó
tungulipurvanhugsaî, kærulaust
iškalbusturintis gerą liežuvį
ātrspaviršsveikls
ağzı kalabalıkkıvırtmacalâf ebesi
glib
[glɪb] ADJ [person] → de mucha labia, poco sincero; [explanation, excuse] → fácil; [speech] → elocuente pero insinceroCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
glib
[ˈglɪb] adj [answer, phrase, talk] → désinvolteperhaps it's glib to suggest that ... → il est peut-être trop simple de suggérer que ...
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glib
adj (+er) person → zungenfertig; excuse, reply → glatt, leichtzüngig; attitude, ideas → leichtfertig; promise, generalization → vorschnell; glib talk → leichtfertiges Gerede; glib phrases → schön klingende Phrasen pl; I don’t want to sound glib → ich möchte nicht den Eindruck erwecken, das so leichthin zu sagen; to have a glib tongue → zungenfertig sein, eine glatte Zunge haben
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glib
(glib) adjective1. speaking persuasively but usually without sincerity. The salesman was a very glib talker.
2. (of a reply etc) quick and ready, but showing little thought. glib excuses.
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