glib

glib

 (glĭb)

adj. glib·ber, glib·best

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

2. Given to or characterized by fluency of speech or writing that often suggests insincerity, superficiality, or a lack of concern: criticized him for being glib about something so serious.

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

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glib′ly adv.

glib′ness n.

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glib

(ɡlɪb)

adj, glibber or glibbest

fluent and easy, often in an insincere or deceptive way

[C16: probably from Middle Low German glibberich slippery]

ˈglibly adv

ˈglibness n

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glib

(glɪb)

adj. glib•ber, glib•best.

1. readily fluent, often superficially or insincerely so: a glib talker; glib answers.

2. easy or unconstrained: glib manners.

[1585–95; compare obsolete glibbery slippery (c. Dutch glibberig)]

glib′ly, adv.

glib′ness, n.

syn: See fluent.

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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

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glib

adjective

Characterized by ready but often insincere or superficial discourse:

facile, slick, smooth-tongued.

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Translations

طَلْق اللسان، مُتَحَذْلِقعَفْوي، سَريع

pohotovývemlouvavý

overfladisk

aalglattleichtfertigoberflächlichzungenfertig

désinvolte

locsogó

tungulipurvanhugsaî, kærulaust

disinvoltoloquace

iškalbusturintis gerą liežuvį

ātrspaviršsveikls

aldri i beit forglattmunnrapprappmunnetrapptunget

ağzı kalabalıkkıvırtmacalâf ebesi

未经思考的油嘴滑舌的

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

(glib) adjective

1. speaking persuasively but usually without sincerity. The salesman was a very glib talker. gladde طَلْق اللسان، مُتَحَذْلِق сладкодумен fluente vemlouvavý zungenfertig overfladisk 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 gladglatt, munnrappgładki روان اوسليس، فصيح، اسان، خوزژلى fluente bun de gură, nesincer речистый pohotový ki ima namazan jezik, jezičen slatkorečiv munvig, välsmord พูดจาหว่านล้อม 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 ligeiro pohotový leichtfertig overfladisk 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 gladoverflatisk, aldri i beit forpłynny فصيح pronto dezinvolt бойкий; благовидный pohotový prenagljen nepromišljen lättvindig (คำพูด) พล่อย ๆ kıvırtmaca 未經思索的(回答等) легкий رواں ngọt sớt 未经思考的（回答等）

ˈglibly adverb

glad, vlot, los بِعَفْوِيَّه، بِسُرْعَة нагло fluentemente pohotově gewandt overfladiskt εύστροφα, γρήγοραcon desenvoltura, con fluidez, con mucha labia libekeelselt با چرب زبانی kaunistellen avec désinvolture בלשון חלקלקה वाक् चापल्य nepromišljeno locsogón dengan tangkas á vanhugsaðan hátt, kæruleysislega con disinvoltura ぺらぺらと 경박하게 sklandžiai, bet neįtikinamai ātri; veikli; pavirši dengan petah gladglatt, rappmunnet, overflatiskgładko خوزژلى fluentemente cu dezinvoltură бойко pohotovo prenagljeno nepromišljeno munvigt, lättvindigt อย่างพล่อย ๆ ağız kalabalığı ederek 油嘴滑舌地 бійко روانی سے lém lỉnh 圆滑地，能说会道地

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