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glib

[ glib ]

adjective

glibber, glibbest.
  1. readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so:

    a glib talker; glib answers.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. easy or unconstrained, as actions or manners.
  3. Archaic. agile; spry.


glib

/ É¡±ôɪ²ú /

adjective

  1. fluent and easy, often in an insincere or deceptive way
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²µ±ô¾±²ú±ô²â, adverb
  • ˈ²µ±ô¾±²ú²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²µ±ô¾±²ú·±ô²â adverb
  • ²µ±ô¾±²ú·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ³Ü²Ô·²µ±ô¾±²ú adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of glib1

First recorded in 1585–95; compare obsolete glibbery “slippery†(cognate with Dutch glibberig )
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of glib1

C16: probably from Middle Low German glibberich slippery
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Synonym Study

See fluent.
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Example Sentences

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It’s fun to read, for sure, but there’s also a yawning pit of despair sitting beneath the narrator’s alternating tones of glib humor and seething rage.

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Without elucidating those necessary subtleties, “The Monkey†has no more value than the glib words of comfort whispered by a family friend who only came to the wake for the free food.

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The best defense of President Trump’s cerebral flatulence is that he was the one being glib.

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I think primarily what it's done is that when I started all of this, it wasn't as cool to have a rescue dog — and I'm using the word cool in a glib way.

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Here you have one of Trump's glib minions openly wondering why America shouldn't expand its territory.

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