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glib

The correct spelling is glib.

How to pronounce glib

/ɡlɪb/
verb

IPA: /ɡlɪb/

Say it like: Gli-b

The correct spelling is glib. To make glib. For example: "a sheet of glib ice"

Usage Examples

a sheet of glib ice

a glib tongue; a glib speech

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To make glib.
  2. 2.To castrate; to geld; to emasculate.

adjective

  1. 1.Having a ready flow of words but lacking thought or understanding; superficial; shallow.
  2. 2.Smooth or slippery.
  3. 3.Artfully persuasive but insincere in nature; smooth-talking, honey-tongued, silver-tongued.

noun

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

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