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- Dictionaryglib/ɡlib/
adjective
- 1. (of words or the person speaking them) fluent and voluble but insincere and shallow: "she was careful not to let the answer sound too glib"
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The meaning of GLIB is showing little forethought or preparation : offhand. How to use glib in a sentence.
GLIB definition: 1. speaking or spoken in a confident way, but without careful thought or honesty: 2. speaking or…. Learn more.
apparently reasonable, valid, or truthful. adjective. marked by lack of intellectual depth. “ glib generalizations” “a glib response to a complex question” synonyms: superficial. concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Glib."
GLIB meaning: 1. speaking or spoken in a confident way, but without careful thought or honesty: 2. speaking or…. Learn more.
Glib definition: readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so. See examples of GLIB used in a sentence.
adjective. /ɡlɪb/. /ɡlɪb/. (disapproving) (of speakers and speech) using words that are clever, but are not sincere, and do not show much thought. a glib salesman. glib answers. He had assumed that his glib explanations would convince us. It would be glib to suggest that she did it deliberately.
If you describe what someone says as glib, you disapprove of it because it implies that something is simple or easy, or that there are no problems involved, when this is not the case. [ disapproval ] ...the glib talk of 'past misery'.
GLIB meaning: 1 : said or done too easily or carelessly showing little preparation or thought; 2 : speaking in a smooth, easy way that is not sincere.
1. Performed with a natural, offhand ease: was fascinated by his unfailingly glib conversation. 2. Given to or characterized by fluency of speech or writing that often suggests insincerity, superficiality, or a lack of concern: criticized him for being glib about something so serious.
Having a ready flow of words but lacking thought or understanding; superficial; shallow. Wiktionary. Artfully persuasive in nature. A glib tongue; a glib speech. Wiktionary. Synonyms: slick. pat. smooth-tongued. glib-tongued. facile. Antonyms: taciturn. inarticulate.
