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glib  (glb)

adj. glib·ber, glib·best

1. Performed with a natural, offhand ease: was fascinated by his unfailingly glib conversation.

2. Characterized by fluency of speech or writing that often suggests insincerity, superficiality, or a lack of concern.

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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 [glɪb]

adj glibber, glibbest

fluent and easy, often in an insincere or deceptive way

[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 He is full of glib excuses for his past mistakes. a glib car salesman
halting, sincere, hesitant, implausible, tongue-tied

Translations

glib [glɪb] ADJ [person] → de mucha labia, poco sincero; [explanation, excuse] → fácil; [speech] → elocuente pero insincero

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glib [ˈglɪb] adj [answer, phrase, talk] → désinvolte
perhaps it's glib to suggest that ... → il est peut-être trop simple de suggérer que ...

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glib

adj (+er) person → zungenfertig; excuse, reply → glatt, leichtzüngig; attitude, ideas → leichtfertig; promise, generalization → vorschnell; glib talk → leichtfertiges Gerede; glib phrases → schön klingende Phrasen pl; I don’t want to sound glib → ich möchte nicht den Eindruck erwecken, das so leichthin zu sagen; to have a glib tongue → zungenfertig sein, eine glatte Zunge haben

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glib [glɪb] adj (person) → dalla lingua sciolta; (explanation, excuse) → facile, disinvolto/a

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glib

adj glib [glib]

1 speaking persuasively but usually without sincerity The salesman was a very glib talker. gladde طَلْق اللسان، مُتَحَذْلِق сладкодумен vemlouvavý overfladisk zungenfertig πειστικός αλλά ανειλικρινής de mucha labia, charlatán, desenvuelto libekeelne چرب زبان kaunisteleva qui a du bagou חלקלק चिकनी चुपड़ी बातें करने वाला govorljiv, neiskren locsogó pandai membujuk tungulipur facondo 口の達者な 말로만 조잘거리는 turintis gerą liežuvį, iškalbus (par valodu, runātāju) veikls pandai berkata-kata glad glatt, munnrapp gładki fluente bun de gură, nesincer речистый pohotový ki ima namazan jezik, jezičen slatkorečiv munvig, välsmord พูดคล่อง; กะล่อน ağzı kalabalık, lâf ebesi 油嘴滑舌的 красномовний لفّاظ liến thoắng 油嘴滑舌的

2 (of a reply etc) quick and ready, but showing little thought glib excuses. gladde عَفْوي، سَريع нагъл pohotový overfladisk leichtfertig γρήγορος και απερίσκεπτος fácil, desenvuelto, fluido libe سطحی sujuva désinvolte לא רציני धारा प्रवाह nepromišljen felületes tangkas vanhugsað, kærulaust (svar) pronto 口先だけの 경박한 sklandus, bet neįtikinamas (par atbildi u.tml.) ātrs; veikls; paviršs lincir glad overflatisk, aldri i beit for płynny pronto dezinvolt бойкий; благовидный pohotový prenagljen nepromišljen lättvindig คล่องแคล่ว kıvırtmaca 未經思索的(回答等) легкий رواں ngọt sớt 随便的

adv glibly

glad, vlot, los بِعَفْوِيَّه، بِسُرْعَة нагло pohotově overfladiskt gewandt εύστροφα, γρήγορα con desenvoltura, con fluidez, con mucha labia libekeelselt با چرب زبانی lipevästi avec désinvolture בלשון חלקלקה वाक् चापल्य nepromišljeno locsogón dengan tangkas á vanhugsaðan hátt, kæruleysislega con disinvoltura ぺらぺらと 유창하게 sklandžiai, bet neįtikinamai ātri; veikli; pavirši dengan petah glad glatt, rappmunnet, overflatisk gładko fluentemente cu dezinvoltură бойко pohotovo prenagljeno nepromišljeno munvigt, lättvindigt อย่างคล่องแคล่ว ağız kalabalığı ederek 圓滑地 бійко روانی سے lém lỉnh 圆滑地