glib

glib  (glb)

adj. glib·ber, glib·best

1.

a. Performed with a natural, offhand ease: glib conversation.

b. Showing little thought, preparation, or concern: a glib response to a complex question.

2. Marked by ease and fluency of speech or writing that often suggests or stems from insincerity, superficiality, or deceitfulness.

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[Possibly of Low German origin; see ghel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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glibly adv.

glibness n.

Synonyms: glib, slick, smooth-tongued
These adjectives mean being, marked by, or engaging in ready but often insincere or superficial discourse: a glib denial; a slick commercial; a smooth-tongued hypocrite.

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glib

Adjective

[glibber, glibbest] fluent and easy, often in an insincere or deceptive way: there were no glib or easy answers [probably from Middle Low German glibberich slippery]

glibly adv
glibness n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	glib - marked by lack of intellectual depth; "glib generalizations"; "a glib response to a complex question" superficial - concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually; "superficial similarities"; "a superficial mind"; "his thinking was superficial and fuzzy"; "superficial knowledge"; "the superficial report didn't give the true picture"; "only superficial differences"
	2.	glib - having only superficial plausibility; "glib promises"; "a slick commercial" pat, slick plausible - apparently reasonable and valid, and truthful; "a plausible excuse"
	3.	glib - artfully persuasive in speech; "a glib tongue"; "a smooth-tongued hypocrite" glib-tongued, smooth-tongued persuasive - intended or having the power to induce action or belief; "persuasive eloquence"; "a most persuasive speaker"; "a persuasive argument"

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glib

adjective smooth, easy, ready, quick, slick, plausible, slippery, fluent, suave, artful, insincere, fast-talking, smooth-tongued << OPPOSITE sincere

Translations

glib [glɪb] adj [person] → de mucha labia; [comment] → fácil

glib [glɪb] adj → qui a du bagou; facile

glib [glɪb] adj (person) → glatt;

(promise, response) → leichthin gemacht

glib [glɪb] adj → dalla parola facile; facile

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glib

adj glib [glib]

1 speaking persuasively but usually without sincerity The salesman was a very glib talker.gladdeطَلْق اللسان، مُتَحَذْلِقсладкодуменvemlouvavýoverfladiskzungenfertigπειστικός αλλά ανειλικρινήςde mucha labia, charlatán, desenvueltolibekeelneچرب زبانlipeväkielinenqui a du bagouחלקלקचिकनी चुपड़ी बातें करने वालाgovorljiv, neiskrenlocsogópandai membujuktungulipurfacondo口の達者な입심좋은turintis gerą liežuvį, iškalbus(par valodu, runātāju) veiklspandai berkata-katagladglatt, munnrappgładkifluentebun de gură, nesincerречистыйpohotovýki ima namazan jezik, jezičenslatkorečivmunvig, välsmordพูดคล่อง; กะล่อนağzı kalabalık, lâf ebesi油嘴滑舌的красномовнийلفّاظliến thoắng油嘴滑舌的

2 (of a reply etc) quick and ready, but showing little thought glib excuses.gladdeعَفْوي، سَريعнагълpohotovýoverfladiskleichtfertigγρήγορος και απερίσκεπτοςfácil, desenvuelto, fluidolibeسطحیliukasdésinvolteלא רציניधारा प्रवाहnepromišljenfelületestangkasvanhugsað, kærulaust (svar)pronto口先だけの입에 발린sklandus, bet neįtikinamas(par atbildi u.tml.) ātrs; veikls; paviršslincirgladoverflatisk, aldri i beit forpłynnyprontodezinvoltбойкий; благовидныйpohotovýprenagljennepromišljenlättvindigคล่องแคล่วkıvırtmaca隨便的легкийرواںngọt sớt随便的

adv ˈglibly

glad, vlot, losبِعَفْوِيَّه، بِسُرْعَةнаглоpohotověoverfladisktgewandtεύστροφα, γρήγοραcon desenvoltura, con fluidez, con mucha labialibekeelseltبا چرب زبانیlipevästiavec désinvoltureבלשון חלקלקהवाक् चापल्यnepromišljenolocsogóndengan tangkasá vanhugsaðan hátt, kæruleysislegacon disinvolturaぺらぺらと유창하게sklandžiai, bet neįtikinamaiātri; veikli; paviršidengan petahgladglatt, rappmunnet, overflatiskgładkofluentementecu dezinvolturăбойкоpohotovoprenagljenonepromišljenomunvigt, lättvindigtอย่างคล่องแคล่วağız kalabalığı ederek圓滑地бійкоروانی سےlém lỉnh圆滑地