What part of speech is glib?

Glib can be categorized as an adjective.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. glib is an adjective.

Inflections

Adjective

Adjective to adverb

  • Adjective
    Adverb
  • glib
    glibly 
  • adjective: glib
  • adverb: glibly 

What does glib mean?

Definitions

Adjective

glib - having only superficial plausibility; "glib promises"; "a slick commercial"
glib - artfully persuasive in speech; "a glib tongue"; "a smooth-tongued hypocrite"
glib - marked by lack of intellectual depth; "glib generalizations"; "a glib response to a complex question"

Verb

glib - To castrate; to geld; to emasculate.

Noun

glib - A mass of matted hair worn down over the eyes, formerly worn in Ireland.

Examples of glib

#   Sentence  
1. adj. Glib promises.
2. adj. A glib tongue.
3. adj. Glib generalizations.
4. adj. A glib response to a complex question.
5. adj. He may come across as glib, but he knows what he's talking about.
6. adj. He may seem glib, but he knows what he's talking about.
7. adj. Are you going to give me a glib answer, or are you going to think before you reply?
Sentence  
adj.
Glib promises.
A glib tongue.
Glib generalizations.
A glib response to a complex question.
He may come across as glib, but he knows what he's talking about.
He may seem glib, but he knows what he's talking about.
Are you going to give me a glib answer, or are you going to think before you reply?

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