gnib,a.Sc.|nɪb| Sharp, smart, eager. 1755R. Forbes Ajax's Sp. 15 Wi' mischief he was sae gnib, To get his ill intent.1768Ross Helenore (1789) 64 Says a gnib elf, ‘As an auld carle’ [etc.].1813W. Beattie Fruits Time Parings (1873) 39 The mair we drank, we grew the gnibber.