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Meanings of glib in English

Having only superficial plausibility.

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Artfully persuasive in speech.

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Usage of glib in English
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In my current state, even his glib computer-generated voice was somehow comforting.
Ready Player One
2
Various patient wordings from the past look labored alongside the glib printout.
The new yorker
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It is a pity the people's panellist gave a somewhat glib response.
News.com.au
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There were also glib requests for the Fed to just send money.
Reuters
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Asked to comment on the gravity of the accusations, Brady was glib.
The Guardian
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He was civil, however, and glib in French with a South-German accent.
A Soldier of the Legion
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The first thing is to recognise that there are no glib answers.
The Guardian
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She'd seen how glib he could be, how little he took seriously.
To catch a thief
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This is what really grates - this glib pandering to insular self-righteousness.
The Irish Times
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Energy policy in Australia has been a casualty of glib three-word slogans.
The Guardian
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Falkner, weary of the whole matter, listened to the glib young architect.
Together
12
You see we yomped northwards carrying glib expectations strapped to our laptops.
The Irish Times
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I attended the meetings and took notes of the speaker's glib talk.
My Boyhood
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Yet the man talked as if he believed his own glib lies.
Ridgway of Montana (Story of To-Day, in Which the Hero Is Also t...
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I would just say something glib, like how Cheerios were more filling.
Disciple of the dog
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But I gad, it strikes me that you are pretty glib to-night.
An Arkansas Planter
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Glib across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common