glib
[ glib ]
/ glɪb /
adjective, glib·ber, glib·best.
readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so: a glib talker; glib answers.
easy or unconstrained, as actions or manners.
Archaic.
agile; spry.
Origin of glib
1585–95; compare obsolete
glibbery slippery (cognate with Dutch
glibberig)
SYNONYMS FOR glib
OTHER WORDS FROM glib
glib·ly, adverb glib·ness, noun un·glib, adjective un·glib·ly, adverbWords nearby glib
Example sentences from the Web for glibness
British Dictionary definitions for glibness
glib
/ (ɡlɪb) /
adjective glibber or glibbest
fluent and easy, often in an insincere or deceptive way
Derived forms of glib
glibly, adverb glibness, nounWord Origin for glib
C16: probably from Middle Low German
glibberich slippery