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单词 glib
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glib

But that makes me sound a bit glib.There is no glib answer to why suffering is part of the divine plan.The glib answer was that the feeling was mutual.We have seen people wrestle honestly with real issues rather than come out with glib answers or a party line.The tapes offer no glib answers.It was just a glib comment.Well, that would be a bit glib.The glib answer to the question'What makes a good restaurant?The glib answer is that there cannot be, because it takes two to fight a war.This may seem glib, but it is the way the game is played in many organizations.Lack of gravitas makes the musical interludes seem glib, rather than an ironic counterpoint to the action.Sounds a bit glib to Stuart.There are moments, too, when either the dialogue or its delivery seems glib.In that context, his prediction can be interpreted as an attempt to worry England rather than a glib comment.
(adjective) 
Definition
fluent and easy, often in an insincere or deceptive way
He is full of glib excuses for his past mistakes.a glib sales executive
Synonyms
smooth
a smooth-talking movie villain
easy
ready
quick
slick
a slick, suit-wearing detective
plausible
He was so plausible he conned us all.
slippery
fluent
He is fluent in Arabic, French and English.
suave
He is a suave, cool and cultured man.
artful
insincere
He found himself surrounded by insincere flattery.
fast-talking
smooth-tongued
Opposites
halting
,
sincere
,
hesitant
,
implausible
,
tongue-tied

Additional synonyms

in the sense of fluent
Definition
able to speak or write with ease
He is fluent in Arabic, French and English.
Synonyms
able to speak or write,
natural,
articulate,
clear,
easy,
ready,
flowing,
smooth
in the sense of insincere
Definition
pretending what one does not feel
He found himself surrounded by insincere flattery.
Synonyms
deceitful,
lying,
false,
pretended,
hollow,
untrue,
dishonest,
deceptive,
devious,
hypocritical,
unfaithful,
evasive,
two-faced,
disingenuous,
faithless,
double-dealing,
duplicitous,
dissembling,
mendacious,
perfidious (literary),
untruthful,
dissimulating,
Janus-faced,
with tongue in cheek
in the sense of plausible
Definition
apparently trustworthy or believable
He was so plausible he conned us all.
Synonyms
glib,
smooth,
specious,
smooth-talking,
smooth-tongued,
fair-spoken

Nearby words of
glib

  • glean
  • glee
  • gleeful
  • glib
  • glibness
  • glide
  • glimmer

Synonyms of 'glib'

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