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(glĭb)adj. glib·ber, glib·best
1. Performed with a natural, offhand ease: was fascinated by his unfailingly glib conversation.
2. Given to or characterized by fluency of speech or writing that often suggests insincerity, superficiality, or a lack of concern: criticized him for being glib about something so serious.
[Possibly of Low German origin; see ghel- in Indo-European roots.]
glib′ly adv.
glib′ness n.
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Adv. 1. glibly - with superficial plausibility; "he talked glibly"
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بِعَفْوِيَّه، بِسُرْعَة
pohotově
locsogón
á vanhugsaîan hátt, kæruleysislega
ağız kalabalığı ederek
glibly
[ˈglɪblɪ] ADV [speak] → (elocuentemente pero) con poca sinceridad ; [explain] → con una facilidad sospechosaCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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glib
(glib) adjective1. speaking persuasively but usually without sincerity. The salesman was a very glib talker. gladde طَلْق اللسان، مُتَحَذْلِق сладкодумен fluente vemlouvavý zungenfertig overfladisk πειστικός αλλά ανειλικρινής de mucha labia, charlatán, desenvuelto libekeelne چرب زبان kaunisteleva qui a du bagou חלקלק चिकनी चुपड़ी बातें करने वाला govorljiv, neiskren locsogó pandai membujuk tungulipur facondo 口の達者な 말로만 조잘거리는 turintis gerą liežuvį, iškalbus (par valodu, runātāju) veikls pandai berkata-kata glad glatt, munnrapp gładki روان اوسليس، فصيح، اسان، خوزژلى fluente bun de gură, nesincer речистый pohotový ki ima namazan jezik, jezičen slatkorečiv munvig, välsmord พูดจาหว่านล้อม ağzı kalabalık, lâf ebesi 油嘴滑舌的 красномовний لفّاظ liến thoắng 油嘴滑舌的
2. (of a reply etc) quick and ready, but showing little thought. glib excuses. gladde عَفْوي، سَريع нагъл ligeiro pohotový leichtfertig overfladisk γρήγορος και απερίσκεπτος fácil, desenvuelto, fluido libe سطحی sujuva désinvolte לא רציני धारा प्रवाह nepromišljen felületes tangkas vanhugsað, kærulaust (svar) pronto 口先だけの 경박한 sklandus, bet neįtikinamas (par atbildi u.tml.) ātrs; veikls; paviršs lincir glad overflatisk, aldri i beit for płynny فصيح pronto dezinvolt бойкий; благовидный pohotový prenagljen nepromišljen lättvindig (คําพูด) พล่อย ๆ kıvırtmaca 未經思索的(回答等) легкий رواں ngọt sớt 未经思考的(回答等)
ˈglibly adverb glad, vlot, los بِعَفْوِيَّه، بِسُرْعَة нагло fluentemente pohotově gewandt overfladiskt εύστροφα, γρήγορα con desenvoltura, con fluidez, con mucha labia libekeelselt با چرب زبانی kaunistellen avec désinvolture בלשון חלקלקה वाक् चापल्य nepromišljeno locsogón dengan tangkas á vanhugsaðan hátt, kæruleysislega con disinvoltura ぺらぺらと 경박하게 sklandžiai, bet neįtikinamai ātri; veikli; pavirši dengan petah glad glatt, rappmunnet, overflatisk gładko خوزژلى fluentemente cu dezinvoltură бойко pohotovo prenagljeno nepromišljeno munvigt, lättvindigt อย่างพล่อย ๆ ağız kalabalığı ederek 油嘴滑舌地 бійко روانی سے lém lỉnh 圆滑地,能说会道地
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