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- Dictionaryglib/ɡlɪb/
adjective
- 1. (of words or a speaker) fluent but insincere and shallow: "the glib phrases soon roll off the tongue"
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1. a. : showing little forethought or preparation : offhand. glib answers. b. : marked by ease and informality : nonchalant. c. : lacking depth and substance : superficial. glib solutions to knotty problems. 2. : marked by ease and fluency in speaking or writing often to the point of being insincere or deceitful. a glib politician. 3.
GLIB definition: 1. speaking or spoken in a confident way, but without careful thought or honesty: 2. speaking or…. Learn more.
apparently reasonable, valid, or truthful. adjective. marked by lack of intellectual depth. “ glib generalizations” “a glib response to a complex question” synonyms: superficial. concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Glib."
If you describe what someone says as glib, you disapprove of it because it implies that something is simple or easy, or that there are no problems involved, when this is not the case.
Glib definition: readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so. See examples of GLIB used in a sentence.
GLIB meaning: 1. speaking or spoken in a confident way, but without careful thought or honesty: 2. speaking or…. Learn more.
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.
adjective. /ɡlɪb/. /ɡlɪb/. (disapproving) (of speakers and speech) using words that are clever, but are not sincere, and do not show much thought. a glib salesman. glib answers. He had assumed that his glib explanations would convince us. It would be glib to suggest that she did it deliberately.
Glib Definition. Done in a smooth, offhand fashion. 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.
If you describe what someone says as glib, you disapprove of it because it implies that something is simple or easy, or that there are no problems involved, when this is not the case.
