ADJECTIVE | all | glib | marked by lack of intellectual depth |
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all | glib, pat, slick | having only superficial plausibility | |
all | glib, glib-tongued, smooth-tongued | artfully persuasive in speech |
Sounds | glih'b | |
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Rhymes | ad-lib ... sib: 12 rhymes with ihb... |
Meaning | marked by lack of intellectual depth. | |
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Broader | superficial | Concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious |
Spanish | charlatán, superficial | |
Nouns | glibness | a kind of fluent easy superficiality |
Meaning | Having only superficial plausibility. | |
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Example | "glib promises" | |
Synonyms | pat, slick | |
Broader | plausible | apparently reasonable and valid, and truthful |
Nouns | glibness | a kind of fluent easy superficiality |
Adverbs | glibly | with superficial plausibility |
Meaning | artfully persuasive in speech. | |
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Example | "a glib tongue" | |
Synonyms | glib-tongued, smooth-tongued | |
Broader | persuasive | Intended or having the power to induce action or belief |
Nouns | glibness | a kind of fluent easy superficiality |
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