English Explanatory Dictionary

glib

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having a ready flow of words but lacking thought or understanding; superficial; shallow.
  2. Smooth or slippery.
  3. Artfully persuasive but insincere in nature; smooth-talking, honey-tongued, silver-tongued.
  4. Snarky or unserious in a disrespectful way.
verb
  1. To make smooth or slippery.
noun
  1. A person's mouth or tongue.
noun
  1. A mass of matted hair worn down over the eyes, formerly common in Ireland.
verb
  1. To castrate; to geld; to emasculate.

Pronunciation

/ɡlɪb/ en-us-glib.ogg en-au-glib.ogg

Word forms

glib glibber glibbest glibs glibbing glibbed

Etymology

A shortening of either English glibbery (“slippery”) or its source, Low German glibberig, glibberich (“slippery”) / Dutch glibberig (“slippery”).

Synonyms

facile suave dubber

Derived words

glibertarian glibly glibness
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