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GLIB (glibber, glibbest)

Pronunciation (US):

• GLIB (adjective)
The adjective GLIB has 3 senses:

1. marked by lack of intellectual depth
2. having only superficial plausibility
3. artfully persuasive in speech

Familiarity information: GLIB used as an adjective is uncommon.

• GLIB (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Marked by lack of intellectual depth

Context examples:

glib generalizations / a glib response to a complex question

Similar:

superficial (being or affecting or concerned with a surface; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Having only superficial plausibility

Synonyms:

pat; glib; slick

Context examples:

glib promises / a slick commercial

Similar:

plausible (apparently reasonable and valid, and truthful)

Sense 3

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Meaning:

Artfully persuasive in speech

Synonyms:

glib-tongued; smooth-tongued; glib

Context examples:

a glib tongue / a smooth-tongued hypocrite

Similar:

persuasive (tending or intended or having the power to induce action or belief)

"Do unto others as you would have done to you."
(English proverb)
"He who gets the grace of the women is neither hungry nor thirsty"
(Breton proverb)
"Seek knowledge from the cradle to the grave."
(Arabic proverb)
"No money, no Swiss."
(Dutch proverb)

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