glib

  • 11glib — glib·bery; glib·ly; glib·ness; glib; …

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  • 12Glib — Glib, v. t. To make glib. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 13Glib — Glib, v. t. [Cf. O. & Prov. E. lib to castrate, geld, Prov. Dan. live, LG. & OD. lubben.] To castrate; to geld; to emasculate. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 14glib — glȋb m <N mn glíbovi> DEFINICIJA 1. gusto, ljepljivo blato; kal 2. pren. društveno dno, polusvijet ONOMASTIKA pr. (nadimačka ili etnici): Glibánović, Glíbić, Glíbo (170, Slavonija), Glìbota (230, Imotski, sred. Dalmacija), Glìbotić,… …

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  • 15glib — [glib] adj. glibber, glibbest [orig., slippery < or akin to Du glibberig, slippery, glibber, jelly] 1. done in a smooth, offhand fashion 2. speaking or spoken in a smooth, fluent, easy manner, often in a way that is too smooth and easy to be… …

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  • 16glib — index loquacious, voluble Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 17glîb — m 〈N mn glíbovi〉 1. {{001f}}gusto, ljepljivo blato; kal 2. {{001f}}pren. društveno dno, polusvijet …

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  • 18glib — 1590s, smooth and slippery, possibly a shortening of obsolete glibbery slippery, which is perhaps from Low Ger. glibberig smooth, slippery, from M.L.G. glibberich, from or related to glibber jelly. Of words, speakers, etc., from c.1600. Related:… …

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  • 19glib — 1 fluent, voluble, *vocal, articulate, eloquent Analogous words: garrulous, loquacious, voluble, *talkative: facile, smooth, effortless, *easy Contrasted words: hesitant, hesitating (see corresponding nouns at HESITATION): stammering, stuttering… …

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  • 20glib — [adj] slick, smooth talking artful, articulate, easy, eloquent, facile, fast talking*, flip, fluent, garrulous, hot air*, insincere, loquacious, plausible, quick, ready, silver tongued*, slippery*, smooth operator*, smooth spoken*, smoothtongued* …

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