glib[adjective]Synonyms: smooth, easy, fluent, insincere, plausible, quick, ready, slick, suave, voluble
Contrasted words: inarticulate, unfluent
Related Words: articulate,
eloquent,
facile,
fluent,
vocal [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
glib /ɡlɪb/
adjective[
Date: 1500-1600;
Origin: Probably from Low German glibberig 'slippery']
1. said easily and without thinking about all the problems involved – used to show disapproval:
glib generalizations2. speaking easily but without thinking carefully – used to show disapproval:
glib politicians—glibly adverb—glibness noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲