Definition of glib Glib
/glษชหb/ - [glib] - glib
We found 18 definitions of glib from 6 different sources.
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What does glib mean?
WordNet
Adjectiveglib, glibber, glibbest |
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| glib - having only superficial plausibility; "glib promises"; "a slick commercial" | ||
| pat, slick | ||
| plausible apparently reasonable and valid, and truthful; "a plausible excuse" | ||
| glib - artfully persuasive in speech; "a glib tongue"; "a smooth-tongued hypocrite" | ||
| glib-tongued, smooth-tongued | ||
| persuasive intended or having the power to induce action or belief; "persuasive eloquence"; "a most persuasive speaker"; "a persuasive argument" | ||
| glib - marked by lack of intellectual depth; "glib generalizations"; "a glib response to a complex question" | ||
| superficial concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually; "superficial similarities"; "a superficial mind"; "his thinking was superficial and fuzzy"; "superficial knowledge"; "the superficial report didn't give the true picture"; "only superficial differences" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- glib (Noun)
A mass of matted hair worn down over the eyes, formerly worn in Ireland. - glib (Verb)
To castrate; to geld; to emasculate. - glib (Adjective)
Having a ready flow of words but lacking thought or understanding; superficial; shallow. - glib (Adjective)
Smooth or slippery. - glib (Adjective)
Artfully persuasive in nature.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary ๐
- glib (superl.)
Smooth; slippery; as, ice is glib. - glib (superl.)
Speaking or spoken smoothly and with flippant rapidity; fluent; voluble; as, a glib tongue; a glib speech. - glib (v. t.)
To make glib. - glib (n.)
A thick lock of hair, hanging over the eyes. - glib (v. t.)
To castrate; to geld; to emasculate.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary ๐
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glib
glib, adj. moving easily: voluble.โv.i. to move freely.โadv. Glibโฒly.โn. Glibโฒness. [A contr. of Dut. glibberig, slippery.] -
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glib, n. (Spens.) a bush of hair hanging over the eyes. [Gael., a lock of hair.] -
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glib, v.t. (Shak.) to emasculate, to castrate. [Perh. an error for lib, to castrate.]
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue ๐
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glib
Smooth, slippery. Glib tongued; talkative.
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