Definition of GLIB

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”).

Synonyms

dubber, glib-tongued, pat, slick, smooth-tongued

Scrabble Score: 7

glib is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
glib 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