glib
Meanings
Plural: glibs
Adjective Satellite
- marked by lack of intellectual depth
- "glib generalizations"
- "a glib response to a complex question"
- having only superficial plausibility
- "glib promises"
- artfully persuasive in speech
- "a glib tongue"
Adj
- Having a ready flow of words but lacking thought or understanding; superficial; shallow.
- Smooth or slippery.
- Artfully persuasive but insincere in nature; smooth-talking, honey-tongued, silver-tongued.
- Snarky or unserious in a disrespectful way.
Verb
- To make smooth or slippery.
- To castrate; to geld; to emasculate.
Noun
- A person's mouth or tongue.
- A mass of matted hair worn down over the eyes, formerly common in Ireland.
Origin / Etymology
A shortening of either English glibbery (“slippery”) or its source, Low German glibberig, glibberich (“slippery”) / Dutch glibberig (“slippery”).
Scrabble Score: 7
glib is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordglib is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
glib is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 10
glib is a valid Words With Friends word