Antonyms for glib
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : glib |
| Phonetic Transcription : glɪb |
Definition of glib
Origin :- 1590s, "smooth and slippery," possibly a shortening of obsolete glibbery "slippery," which is perhaps from Low German glibberig "smooth, slippery," from Middle Low German glibberich, from or related to glibber "jelly." Of words, speakers, etc., from c.1600. Related: Glibly; glibness.
- adj slick, smooth-talking
- She evidently did not relish his glib talk about the university.
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
- By that most glib and specious explanation Cynthia was convinced.
- Extract from : « The Tavern Knight » by Rafael Sabatini
- But he did not look as if the message was one which he could deliver with a glib tongue.
- Extract from : « The O'Ruddy » by Stephen Crane
- In the most perfunctory and glib manner I gave the Royal Toast.
- Extract from : « The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol 2 (of 2) » by Harry Furniss
- There are questions that the glib unbeliever may ask that we can not answer.
- Extract from : « The Hunters of the Ozark » by Edward S. Ellis
- They will hold to a glib falsehood with a temerity that nothing can shake.
- Extract from : « The Grell Mystery » by Frank Froest
- Her Italian, to an unaccustomed ear, was exactly as glib as theirs.
- Extract from : « Jerry » by Jean Webster
- Her Italian, to an  unaccustomed ear, was exactly as glib as theirs.
- Extract from : « Jerry Junior » by Jean Webster
- He replied with glib promptness, with a passage from Beowulf.
- Extract from : « Jerry Junior » by Jean Webster
- He was civil, however, and glib in French with a South-German accent.
- Extract from : « A Soldier of the Legion » by C. N. Williamson
Synonyms for glib
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