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glib
[ glib ]
adjective
- readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so:
a glib talker; glib answers.
Synonyms: , , ,
- easy or unconstrained, as actions or manners.
- Archaic. agile; spry.
glib
/ ɡɪ /
adjective
- fluent and easy, often in an insincere or deceptive way
Derived Forms
- ˈ, adverb
- ˈԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- · adverb
- ·Ա noun
- ܲ· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of glib1
Word History and Origins
Origin of glib1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
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.
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.
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.
The best defense of President Trump’s cerebral flatulence is that he was the one being glib.
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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