glibly
Use Glibly in a sentence
adjective, glib·ber, glib·best.
1.
readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so: a glib talker; glib answers.
2.
easy or unconstrained, as actions or manners.
3.
Archaic. agile; spry.
Origin:
1585–95; compare obsolete glibbery slippery (cognate with Dutch glibberig)
1585–95; compare obsolete glibbery slippery (cognate with Dutch glibberig)
Related forms
glib·ly, adverb
glib·ness, noun
un·glib, adjective
un·glib·ly, adverb
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| —adj , glibber, glibbest | |
| fluent and easy, often in an insincere or deceptive way | |
| [C16: probably from Middle Low German glibberich slippery] | |
| 'glibly | |
| —adv | |
| 'glibness | |
| —n | |
| glib (ɡlɪb) | |
| —adj , glibber, glibbest | |
| fluent and easy, often in an insincere or deceptive way | |
| [C16: probably from Middle Low German glibberich slippery] | |
| 'glibly | |
| —adv | |
| 'glibness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
glib
1593, possibly shortening of obsolete glibbery "slippery," from Low Ger. glibberig "smooth, slippery," from M.L.G. glibberich, from glibber "jelly."
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Example sentences
Everybody, it is glibly alleged, can recognize that they were designed.
But it lacks depth and resonance, and it resolves itself as glibly as any situation comedy.
Andreas makes good points: the ending of my piece tried to condense four decades into ten sentences, perhaps a little too glibly.
We all talk glibly today about the communications revolution, but it isn't a communications revolution.
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