| 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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