Inflected forms: glib·ber, glib·best 1a. Performed with a natural, offhand ease: glib conversation.b. Showing little thought, preparation, or concern: a glib response to a complex question.2. Marked by ease and fluency of speech or writing that often suggests or stems from insincerity, superficiality, or deceitfulness.
ETYMOLOGY:
Possibly of Low German origin. See ghel-2 in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS:
glibly —ADVERB glibness —NOUN
SYNONYMS:
glib, slick, smooth-tongued These adjectives mean being, marked by, or engaging in ready but often insincere or superficial discourse: a glib denial; a slick commercial; a smooth-tongued hypocrite.
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ly —ADVERB
