[
UK
/ɡlˈɪb/
]
[ US /ˈɡɫɪb/ ]
[ US /ˈɡɫɪb/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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artfully persuasive in speech
a glib tongue
a smooth-tongued hypocrite -
marked by lack of intellectual depth
a glib response to a complex question
glib generalizations -
having only superficial plausibility
glib promises
a slick commercial
How To Use glib In A Sentence
- But that makes me sound a bit glib. Times, Sunday Times
- Both the antisense drug and glibenclamide led to 75% reductions in spinal cord lesion volume six weeks after the injury, compared with sham-treated animals, the researchers reported. Social Security Reports, News and Informaion
- COURIC: Yes, I was going to say that ` s a weird use of the word glib, but whatever. CNN Transcript Jun 27, 2005
- But it didn't take many years of experience to realize that glibness is a minor talent, like being good at video games or foosball.
- Mr. Geary looked at her sharply, but she said the name glibly, and Marjorie at Seacote
- Are there mitigating circumstances, or just a middle-aged roué's glib excuses?
- But I must reiterate that I am not here speaking about what we glibly call ‘class.’
- When women do confront sexism, the glib reply is often that it is a joke.
- You're going to get a lot of guff from readers who actually follow the link to that review and see how glibly dismissive it is.
- He calls Keira Knightley 'brilliant,' Robert Downey Jr. 'glib'-and turned down' The Girl Macleans.ca