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Glib has 7 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

A mass of matted hair worn down over the eyes, formerly worn in Ireland.

"The glib was pulled back from her face as she stepped out into the sunlight for the first time in years."

Verb
1

To make glib.

"The old farmer glibbed his boar before the breeding season began to prevent any unwanted offspring."

2

To castrate; to geld; to emasculate.

Adjective
1

marked by lack of intellectual depth

"glib generalizations"

"a glib response to a complex question"

2

having only superficial plausibility

"glib promises"

"a slick commercial"

3

artfully persuasive in speech

"a glib tongue"

"a smooth-tongued hypocrite"

4

Having a ready flow of words but lacking thought or understanding; superficial; shallow.

"His glib apologies convinced no one because he clearly hadn't understood why his mistake hurt them in the first place."

Example Sentences
"glib generalizations" adjective
"a glib response to a complex question" adjective
"glib promises" adjective
"a slick commercial" adjective
"a glib tongue" adjective
"a smooth-tongued hypocrite" adjective
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