Definition of glib in English:

glib

adjectiveglibbest, glibber ɡlɪbɡlɪb

(of words or a speaker) fluent but insincere and shallow.
〈贬〉（人）能说会道的，油嘴滑舌的；（话语）肤浅的，不诚恳的
the glib phrases soon roll off the tongue
Example sentencesExamples
- Hence the abundance of glib one liners, and the triumph of sarcasm.
- I can either be profound and intellectual or silly and glib.
- This is a glib accusation, easily made but difficult to substantiate.
- It is easy to be glib about this point, because, like pornography, spam is something that most of us think we recognise when we see it.
- Then, as now, there was much glib talk about getting to the bottom of things and ‘learning lessons’.
- Yet it is never slick or glib; instead, it exudes a guileless, homespun warmth.
- In general I try to avoid the easy, the glib, and the oversimplified in my books.
- This scheme finally gives real meaning to the glib phrase ‘low cost housing’.
- It is glib and disingenuous to say that we are all consumers exercising choices, when most of the options are essentially similar.
- To address this publicly was not an easy thing to do, as glib as I may have come across.
- All that is required is a sharp eye and a glib tongue to bargain.
- Along with an easy confidence and glib manner of the elite, they are all set to tell the world how to manage.
- Very charming at first, that's one of the characteristics, a superficial, glib sort of charm.
- Does that article feel a little too glib to anyone else?
- Now I cringe to think of the breathy, glib, manic things I sent off, I really do.
- Do not believe the glib, easy solutions and hard lines put forward in the tabloid press.
- The quote itself sounds more like a marketing tag line that is glib and very open to shallow interpretations.
- It would be easy to make glib comparisons with various tyrannies of the past, but I don't think they'd be quite accurate.
- I'm not going to take the easy route and suggest the glib proposition.
- Listen to some glib talk by speakers at the ground-breaking ceremony of the project and infer what you can.
Synonyms
slick, pat, neat, plausible, silky, smooth-talking, fast-talking
smooth, urbane, smooth-tongued, silver-tongued, smooth-spoken
fluent, voluble, loquacious, having kissed the Blarney Stone
disingenuous, insincere, facile, shallow, superficial, simplistic, oversimplified, easy, ready, flippant
informal flip, sweet-talking, with the gift of the gab

Derivatives

glibly

adverb ˈɡlɪbliˈɡlɪbli

The story is so broad in scope, yet so glibly simplified, each element is glanced over lightly.
Example sentencesExamples
- People who talk glibly about ‘intelligence failure’ act as if intelligence agencies that are doing their job right would know everything.
- But I must reiterate that I am not here speaking about what we glibly call ‘class.’
- But it can also lead to impulsive behavior (ready, shoot, aim) and confident leaders who glibly take their followers over a cliff.
- There are simply too many unanswered questions that can't be swept under the carpet, and it's not enough to glibly claim the legal system has already ruled on these claims.

glibness

noun ˈɡlɪbnəsˈɡlɪbnəs

It's an excellent premise for a film, which makes it that much more disappointing that due to excessive glibness and tonal inconsistencies, the pieces never come together.
Example sentencesExamples
- It happens, of course, but the glibness with which it's used to build up the character bothers me.
- If you're able to say that with such disgusting and self-important glibness, you are putting yourself on the same moral level with the monsters who did this crime.
- The glibness of some of the reasoning threatened apoplexy in at least one viewer.
- The glibness of his writing, the daringly bad taste, - something I would normally relish - juxtaposed with terrorist carnage, this time seemed a little sickening.
- It is a valuable and articulate polemic against the glibness of liberal internationalism, its ideological license and its bouts of arrogance.

Origin

Late 16th century (also in the sense 'smooth, unimpeded'): ultimately of Germanic origin; related to Dutch 'slippery' and German glibberig 'slimy'.

There are a number of other words, such as greasy, oily, and slimy, that link the idea of smoothness and slipperiness with insincere speech or behaviour. To give a glib answer is to speak fluently but insincerely and shallowly; one of its first meanings, in the late 16th century, was ‘smooth or unimpeded’. It is ultimately of Germanic origin and related to Dutch glibberig ‘slippery’, and German glibberig ‘slimy’.

Rhymes

bib, crib, dib, fib, jib, lib, nib, rib, sib, snib, squib

Definition of glib in US English:

glib

adjectiveɡlɪbɡlib

(of words or the person speaking them) fluent and voluble but insincere and shallow.
〈贬〉（人）能说会道的，油嘴滑舌的；（话语）肤浅的，不诚恳的
she was careful not to let the answer sound too glib
她留意尽量不让回答听起来油腔滑调的。
Example sentencesExamples
- I'm not going to take the easy route and suggest the glib proposition.
- I can either be profound and intellectual or silly and glib.
- The quote itself sounds more like a marketing tag line that is glib and very open to shallow interpretations.
- Listen to some glib talk by speakers at the ground-breaking ceremony of the project and infer what you can.
- It is easy to be glib about this point, because, like pornography, spam is something that most of us think we recognise when we see it.
- This is a glib accusation, easily made but difficult to substantiate.
- Yet it is never slick or glib; instead, it exudes a guileless, homespun warmth.
- Does that article feel a little too glib to anyone else?
- Now I cringe to think of the breathy, glib, manic things I sent off, I really do.
- To address this publicly was not an easy thing to do, as glib as I may have come across.
- Do not believe the glib, easy solutions and hard lines put forward in the tabloid press.
- Hence the abundance of glib one liners, and the triumph of sarcasm.
- Very charming at first, that's one of the characteristics, a superficial, glib sort of charm.
- In general I try to avoid the easy, the glib, and the oversimplified in my books.
- It is glib and disingenuous to say that we are all consumers exercising choices, when most of the options are essentially similar.
- Then, as now, there was much glib talk about getting to the bottom of things and ‘learning lessons’.
- This scheme finally gives real meaning to the glib phrase ‘low cost housing’.
- All that is required is a sharp eye and a glib tongue to bargain.
- Along with an easy confidence and glib manner of the elite, they are all set to tell the world how to manage.
- It would be easy to make glib comparisons with various tyrannies of the past, but I don't think they'd be quite accurate.
Synonyms
slick, pat, neat, plausible, silky, smooth-talking, fast-talking

Origin

Late 16th century (also in the sense ‘smooth, unimpeded’): ultimately of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ‘slippery’ and German glibberig ‘slimy’.

单词	glib
释义	Definition of glib in English: glib adjectiveglibbest, glibber ɡlɪbɡlɪb (of words or a speaker) fluent but insincere and shallow. 〈贬〉（人）能说会道的，油嘴滑舌的；（话语）肤浅的，不诚恳的 the glib phrases soon roll off the tongue Example sentencesExamples Hence the abundance of glib one liners, and the triumph of sarcasm. I can either be profound and intellectual or silly and glib. This is a glib accusation, easily made but difficult to substantiate. It is easy to be glib about this point, because, like pornography, spam is something that most of us think we recognise when we see it. Then, as now, there was much glib talk about getting to the bottom of things and ‘learning lessons’. Yet it is never slick or glib; instead, it exudes a guileless, homespun warmth. In general I try to avoid the easy, the glib, and the oversimplified in my books. This scheme finally gives real meaning to the glib phrase ‘low cost housing’. It is glib and disingenuous to say that we are all consumers exercising choices, when most of the options are essentially similar. To address this publicly was not an easy thing to do, as glib as I may have come across. All that is required is a sharp eye and a glib tongue to bargain. Along with an easy confidence and glib manner of the elite, they are all set to tell the world how to manage. Very charming at first, that's one of the characteristics, a superficial, glib sort of charm. Does that article feel a little too glib to anyone else? Now I cringe to think of the breathy, glib, manic things I sent off, I really do. Do not believe the glib, easy solutions and hard lines put forward in the tabloid press. The quote itself sounds more like a marketing tag line that is glib and very open to shallow interpretations. It would be easy to make glib comparisons with various tyrannies of the past, but I don't think they'd be quite accurate. I'm not going to take the easy route and suggest the glib proposition. Listen to some glib talk by speakers at the ground-breaking ceremony of the project and infer what you can. Synonyms slick, pat, neat, plausible, silky, smooth-talking, fast-talking smooth, urbane, smooth-tongued, silver-tongued, smooth-spoken fluent, voluble, loquacious, having kissed the Blarney Stone disingenuous, insincere, facile, shallow, superficial, simplistic, oversimplified, easy, ready, flippant informal flip, sweet-talking, with the gift of the gab Derivatives glibly adverb ˈɡlɪbliˈɡlɪbli The story is so broad in scope, yet so glibly simplified, each element is glanced over lightly. Example sentencesExamples People who talk glibly about ‘intelligence failure’ act as if intelligence agencies that are doing their job right would know everything. But I must reiterate that I am not here speaking about what we glibly call ‘class.’ But it can also lead to impulsive behavior (ready, shoot, aim) and confident leaders who glibly take their followers over a cliff. There are simply too many unanswered questions that can't be swept under the carpet, and it's not enough to glibly claim the legal system has already ruled on these claims. glibness noun ˈɡlɪbnəsˈɡlɪbnəs It's an excellent premise for a film, which makes it that much more disappointing that due to excessive glibness and tonal inconsistencies, the pieces never come together. Example sentencesExamples It happens, of course, but the glibness with which it's used to build up the character bothers me. If you're able to say that with such disgusting and self-important glibness, you are putting yourself on the same moral level with the monsters who did this crime. The glibness of some of the reasoning threatened apoplexy in at least one viewer. The glibness of his writing, the daringly bad taste, - something I would normally relish - juxtaposed with terrorist carnage, this time seemed a little sickening. It is a valuable and articulate polemic against the glibness of liberal internationalism, its ideological license and its bouts of arrogance. Origin Late 16th century (also in the sense 'smooth, unimpeded'): ultimately of Germanic origin; related to Dutch 'slippery' and German glibberig 'slimy'. There are a number of other words, such as greasy, oily, and slimy, that link the idea of smoothness and slipperiness with insincere speech or behaviour. To give a glib answer is to speak fluently but insincerely and shallowly; one of its first meanings, in the late 16th century, was ‘smooth or unimpeded’. It is ultimately of Germanic origin and related to Dutch glibberig ‘slippery’, and German glibberig ‘slimy’. Rhymes bib, crib, dib, fib, jib, lib, nib, rib, sib, snib, squib Definition of glib in US English: glib adjectiveɡlɪbɡlib (of words or the person speaking them) fluent and voluble but insincere and shallow. 〈贬〉（人）能说会道的，油嘴滑舌的；（话语）肤浅的，不诚恳的 she was careful not to let the answer sound too glib 她留意尽量不让回答听起来油腔滑调的。 Example sentencesExamples I'm not going to take the easy route and suggest the glib proposition. I can either be profound and intellectual or silly and glib. The quote itself sounds more like a marketing tag line that is glib and very open to shallow interpretations. Listen to some glib talk by speakers at the ground-breaking ceremony of the project and infer what you can. It is easy to be glib about this point, because, like pornography, spam is something that most of us think we recognise when we see it. This is a glib accusation, easily made but difficult to substantiate. Yet it is never slick or glib; instead, it exudes a guileless, homespun warmth. Does that article feel a little too glib to anyone else? Now I cringe to think of the breathy, glib, manic things I sent off, I really do. To address this publicly was not an easy thing to do, as glib as I may have come across. Do not believe the glib, easy solutions and hard lines put forward in the tabloid press. Hence the abundance of glib one liners, and the triumph of sarcasm. Very charming at first, that's one of the characteristics, a superficial, glib sort of charm. In general I try to avoid the easy, the glib, and the oversimplified in my books. It is glib and disingenuous to say that we are all consumers exercising choices, when most of the options are essentially similar. Then, as now, there was much glib talk about getting to the bottom of things and ‘learning lessons’. This scheme finally gives real meaning to the glib phrase ‘low cost housing’. All that is required is a sharp eye and a glib tongue to bargain. Along with an easy confidence and glib manner of the elite, they are all set to tell the world how to manage. It would be easy to make glib comparisons with various tyrannies of the past, but I don't think they'd be quite accurate. Synonyms slick, pat, neat, plausible, silky, smooth-talking, fast-talking Origin Late 16th century (also in the sense ‘smooth, unimpeded’): ultimately of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ‘slippery’ and German glibberig ‘slimy’.
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