Glib - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ɡlɪb|
Brit.
|ɡlɪb|
adjective
- marked by lack of intellectual depth
glib generalizations
a glib response to a complex question
- having only superficial plausibility (syn: pat, slick)a glib response to a complex question
glib promises
- artfully persuasive in speech (syn: smooth-tongued)a glib tongue
Extra examples
Politicians need to do more than provide glib answers to difficult questions.
The snow lies glib as glass and hard as steel.
...easily snowed by her glib talk...
I expected a glib ladies' man, which he's not. He is an introspective man with deep emotions.
Word forms
adjective
comparative: glibber
superlative: glibbest
comparative: glibber
superlative: glibbest
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