un glibber
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 | |
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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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