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单词 glib
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
glib /glɪb/USA pronunciation   adj., glib•ber, glib•best. 
  1. able to speak fluently, easily, and often insincerely and without thought:a glib salesman.
  2. said without thought;
    offhand:a glib answer.
glib•ly, adv. 
glib•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
glib  (glib),USA pronunciation adj., glib•ber, glib•best. 
  1. readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so:a glib talker; glib answers.
  2. easy or unconstrained, as actions or manners.
  3. [Archaic.]agile;
    spry.
  • compare obsolete glibbery slippery (cognate with Dutch glibberig) 1585–95
glibly, adv. 
glibness, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged talkative, loquacious; facile, smooth. See fluent. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
glib /ɡlɪb/ adj (glibber, glibbest)
  1. fluent and easy, often in an insincere or deceptive way
Etymology: 16th Century: probably from Middle Low German glibberich slippery

ˈglibly adv ˈglibness n
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