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GLIB
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Irregular inflected forms: glibber , glibbest
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Artfully persuasive in speech
Example:
a smooth-tongued hypocrite
Synonyms:
glib; glib-tongued; smooth-tongued
Classified under:
Similar:
persuasive (intended or having the power to induce action or belief)
Derivation:
glibness (a kind of fluent easy superficiality)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having only superficial plausibility
Example:
a slick commercial
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
plausible (apparently reasonable and credible, and therefore convincing)
Derivation:
glibness (a kind of fluent easy superficiality)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Marked by lack of intellectual depth
Example:
a glib response to a complex question
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
superficial (concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually)
Derivation:
glibness (a kind of fluent easy superficiality)
