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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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GLIB definition: 1. speaking or spoken in a confident way, but without careful thought or honesty: 2. speaking or…. Learn more.
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.
adjective. 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. [disapproval] ...the glib talk of 'past misery'. Mr. Lewis takes an insufferably glib attitude toward it all.
Definitions of glib. adjective. artfully persuasive in speech. “a glib tongue” synonyms: glib-tongued, smooth-tongued. persuasive. intended or having the power to induce action or belief. adjective. having only superficial plausibility. “ glib promises” synonyms: pat, slick. plausible. apparently reasonable, valid, or truthful. adjective.
easy and confident in speech, with little thought or sincerity: He’s not flashy, and he doesn’t know how to be glib. (Definition of glib from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of glib. glib. There was something suspiciously glib about this response.
adjective. /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. Word Origin. Take your English to the next level.
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. [ disapproval ] [...]
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.
Having a ready flow of words but lacking thought or understanding; superficial; shallow. Wiktionary. Artfully persuasive in nature. A glib tongue; a glib speech. Wiktionary. Synonyms: slick. pat. smooth-tongued. glib-tongued. facile. Antonyms: taciturn. inarticulate.
Glib definition: readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so. See examples of GLIB used in a sentence.
