glibness

Variant of glib

glib definition

glib (glib)

adjective glibber glib′·ber, glibbest glib′·best

  1. done in a smooth, offhand fashion
  2. speaking or spoken in a smooth, fluent, easy manner, often in a way that is too smooth and easy to be convincing

Etymology: orig., slippery < or akin to Du glibberig, slippery, glibber, jelly

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