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单词	glib
释义	glib adjective ˈglib  glibber; glibbest 1 a : showing little forethought or preparation : offhand glib answers b : marked by ease and informality : nonchalant c : lacking depth and substance : superficial glib solutions to knotty problems 2 : marked by ease and fluency in speaking or writing often to the point of being insincere or deceitful a glib politician 3 archaic : smooth, slippery glibly adverb glibness noun Example Sentences Or they could have saddled us with "The Stranger," which had the mitigating charm of being glib and pretentious and would thus have kept the kids who were obviously going to end up at Bard happy. Joe Queenan, New York Times Book Review, 3 June 2007 The problem was that the candidate anticipated all the questions, knew all the answers and tended to pop out the reply the moment the question was asked; it made him seem like a smart aleck, too glib. William Safire, New York Times Magazine, 16 June 1991 Some of the glibbest persons in the nation are oddly tongue-tied when the Bible is brought up. Garry Wills, Under God, 1990 I expected a glib ladies' man, which he's not. He is an introspective man with deep emotions. Loni Anderson, quoted in People Weekly, 6 Nov. 1989 Politicians need to do more than provide glib answers to difficult questions. the actor's glib portrayal of a drug addict See More Recent Examples on the Web The analogies between Covid-19 and Peloton aren’t glib. Josh Zumbrun, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 Known commonly as the Boise Murder House, the home is also sometimes referred to by locals as the Chop-Chop House, a glib reference to the gruesome homicide that took place there more than three decades ago. Alyssa Fiorentino, House Beautiful, 7 Sep. 2022 The Chappelle nominations have rattled those who feel his flippant attitude and glib response to the concerns of trans people should not be celebrated via television’s highest honor. Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Aug. 2022 On Monday, Bridges seemingly tweeted his glib hot take about himself and other players included in the Durant rumors. Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 26 Aug. 2022 Their homogeneity—coupled with our glib recession gauge–overgeneralizes our understanding of the economy. Katica Roy, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2022 The line captured the glib effervescence of a bubblegum B-movie in which a cheerleader discovers her destiny as an assassin. Soraya Roberts, The Atlantic, 31 July 2022 So, the glib analysis of the numbers doesn’t necessarily steer us in the right directions. San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022 The difference is that those filmmakers have mostly moved on from this kind of assaultive bloodbath, which pummels you into numbness with its onslaught of glib dark comedy, escalating carnage and over-the-top gore. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology probably modification of Low German glibberig slippery First Known Use 1584, in the meaning defined at sense 1b Kids Definition glib adjective ˈglib  glibber; glibbest : speaking or spoken carelessly and often insincerely a glib answer glib adjective as in superficial said or done in a way that lacks thought or is not sincere The teen's glib remarks showed that she didn't care much about soccer. The presentation was criticized for its glib portrayal of a highly complex problem. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance superficial inappropriate casual facile simple lip hollow meaningless thoughtless simplistic hypocritical strained false insincere forced breezy empty disingenuous unctuous backhanded artificial dishonest contrived phony pretended claptrap deceitful double unnatural jive feigned mealymouthed untruthful phoney mechanical fake mealy phony-baloney assumed phoney-baloney Janus-faced two-faced put-on counterfeit bogus affected devious double-faced simulated double-dealing Pecksniffian sham left-handed Antonyms & Near Antonyms sincere candid heartfelt honest genuine frank forthright straightforward plain direct truthful unfeigned open true intelligent thoughtful profound undesigning heart-to-heart See More
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