glib

Meaning

Adj

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

Verb

To make smooth or slippery.

Noun

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

Verb

To castrate; to geld; to emasculate.

Synonyms

talkative

voluble

smooth

loquacious

garrulous

slick

unctuous

smooth-tongued

pat

fluent

eloquent

glib-tongued

honeymouthed

fair-spoken

chattering

sleeker

slippery

suave

urbane

all mouth and trousers

silver-tongued

slippery as an eel

streamy

talking glibly

well-oiled

all mouth and no trousers

gleam with

glitter with

glibtongued

alert

easy-flowing

articulate

babbling

cajoling

cunning

cursive

flip

flippant

greasy

ingratiating

inoffensive

nonchalant

offhand

oily

silky

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡlɪb/

Etymology

A shortening of either English glibbery (“slippery”) or its source, Low German glibberig, glibberich (“slippery”) / Dutch glibberig (“slippery”).