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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

/ ɡɪ /

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

  • ˈ, adverb
  • ˈԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • · adverb
  • ·Ա noun
  • ܲ· adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of glib1

First recorded in 1585–95; compare obsolete glibbery “slippery” (cognate with Dutch glibberig )
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Word 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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And while the notion that Lennon and Ono came to understand America through its television programming is provocative, too frequently the collage of grim news and glib ads leans toward the tritely ironic.

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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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