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glib

American  
[glib] / glɪb /

adjective

glibber, glibbest

  1. readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so.

    a glib talker; glib answers.
    Synonyms:
    smooth, facile, loquacious, talkative

  2. easy or unconstrained, as actions or manners.

  3. Archaic. agile; spry.

glib British  
/ ɡlɪb /

adjective

  1. fluent and easy, often in an insincere or deceptive way

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Related Words

See fluent.

Other Word Forms

  • glibly adverb
  • glibness noun
  • unglib adjective

Etymology

Origin of glib

First recorded in 1585–95; compare obsolete glibbery “slippery” (cognate with Dutch glibberig )

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