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  • 31glib — /glɪb / (say glib) adjective (glibber, glibbest) 1. ready and fluent, often thoughtlessly or insincerely so: glib speakers; a glib tongue. 2. easy, as action or manner. {backformation from obsolete glibbery slippery, from Dutch glibberig} –glibly …

  • 32glib — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. facile, fluent, voluble, insincere. See loquacity, facility, affectation. Ant., halting, considered. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. smooth, offhand, smooth talking, suave, unctuous, loquacious; see… …

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  • 33glib — [glɪb] adj 1) a glib person speaks easily and confidently, but is not sincere 2) a glib remark is made without careful thought glibly adv …

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  • 34glib — adjective glib phrases rolled off his tongue Syn: slick, pat, fast talking, smooth talking; disingenuous, insincere, facile, shallow, superficial, flippant; smooth, silver tongued, urbane; informal flip, sweet talking See note at talkative …

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  • 35glib´ness — glib «glihb», adjective, glib|ber, glib|best. 1. speaking or spoken smoothly and easily: »A glib salesman sold her a set of dishes that she did not want. SYNONYM(S): voluble, smooth tongued. See syn. under f …

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  • 36glib-gabbet — ˈglibˌgabə̇t adjective Etymology: glib (II) + Scots gabbet having (such a mouth, mouthed, from gab mouth + et ed (vb. suffix or adjective suffix), from Middle English ( …

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  • 37glib-gab — glib gab·bet; …

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  • 39glib-tongued — adjective artfully persuasive in speech a glib tongue a smooth tongued hypocrite • Syn: ↑glib, ↑smooth tongued • Similar to: ↑persuasive • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …

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