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glib
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- pronunciation:
- glIb
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
glibber, glibbest |
| definition 1: |
speaking or prone to speak easily and fluently, esp. in a careless or thoughtless manner, with little concern for the truth.
Don't let any glib salesman talk you into making up your mind too quickly.- synonyms:
- smooth
- similar words:
- facile, flippant, fluent, insincere, oily, slick, suave, talkative, unctuous, voluble
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| definition 2: |
spoken or performed in an offhand manner, with ease or fluency.
- synonyms:
- offhand
- antonyms:
- studied
- similar words:
- fluent, impromptu, slick, spontaneous
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| definition 3: |
careless, thoughtless, or insincere.
She's become so disrespectful lately that she gives me nothing but glib responses whenever I ask her a question.- synonyms:
- careless, insincere, thoughtless
- antonyms:
- sincere, thoughtful
- similar words:
- offhand
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| related words: |
articulate, chatty |
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| derivations: |
glibly (adv.), glibness (n.) |
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