Glib - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ɡlɪb|  American pronunciation of the word glib
Brit.  |ɡlɪb|  British pronunciation of the word glib

adjective

- marked by lack of intellectual depth
glib generalizations
a glib response to a complex question
- having only superficial plausibility (syn: pat, slick)
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
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