Glib Definition

glĭb
glibber, glibbest
adjective
glibber, glibbest
Done in a smooth, offhand fashion.
Webster's New World
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.
American Heritage
Speaking or spoken in a smooth, fluent, easy manner, often in a way that is too smooth and easy to be convincing.
Webster's New World

Having a ready flow of words but lacking thought or understanding; superficial; shallow.

Wiktionary
Artfully persuasive in nature.
A glib tongue; a glib speech.
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Synonyms:
verb
To make glib.
Wiktionary

(obsolete) To castrate; to geld; to emasculate.

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noun

(historical) A mass of matted hair worn down over the eyes, formerly worn in Ireland.

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Other Word Forms of Glib

Noun

Singular:
glib
Plural:
glibs

Adjective

Base Form:
glib
Comparative:
glibber
Superlative:
glibbest

Origin of Glib

  • Compare Old English and dialect lib to castrate, geld, Danish dialect live, Low German and Old Dutch lubben.

    From Wiktionary

  • Possibly of Low German origin ghel-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Probably modification of Low German glibberig (slippery).

    From Wiktionary

  • From Irish glib.

    From Wiktionary

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