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glib
(gl/I/b )

adjective (a)

  • Smooth; slippery; as, ice is glib.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • A thick lock of hair, hanging over the eyes.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • marked by lack of intellectual depth(adj.all)
    Example:
    Glib generalizations.
    A glib response to a complex question.
    source: wordnet30
  • having only superficial plausibility(adj.all)
    Example:
    Glib promises.
    Synonym:
    pat, slick
    source: wordnet30
  • artfully persuasive in speech(adj.all)
    Example:
    A glib tongue.
    Synonym:
    glib-tongued, smooth-tongued
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • To make glib.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To castrate; to geld; to emasculate.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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