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glib

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈglɪb/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/glɪb/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(glib)

Inflections of 'glib' (adj):

glibber: adj comparative

glibbest: adj superlative

glib /glɪb/USA pronunciation adj., glib•ber, glib•best.

able to speak fluently, easily, and often insincerely and without thought:a glib salesman.
said without thought;
offhand:a glib answer.

glib•ly, adv.
glib•ness, n. [uncountable]

glib (glib),USA pronunciation adj., glib•ber, glib•best.

readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so:a glib talker; glib answers.
easy or unconstrained, as actions or manners.
[Archaic.]agile;
spry.

compare obsolete glibbery slippery (cognate with Dutch glibberig) 1585–95

glib′ly, adv.
glib′ness, n.

fluent.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

glib /ɡlɪb/ adj (glibber, glibbest)

fluent and easy, often in an insincere or deceptive way

Etymology: 16th Century: probably from Middle Low German glibberich slipperyˈglibly adv ˈglibness n

'glib' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

glib ice - pat - patter - slick - spiel - tongue - art - befuddle - con - con artist - facile - flippant - fluent - line - voluble - smooth-tongued

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Synonyms: offhand, smooth-talking, flip, more...

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