glib
Having a ready flow of words but lacking thought or understandingHaving a ready flow of words but lacking thought or understanding; superficial; shallow.
» The glib tone of the article undermines its credibility.
Значение
значений: 4Having a ready flow of words but lacking thought or understanding; superficial; shallow.
glib answers
schwatzhaft, beredsam, glattgebügelt
болтли́выйboltlívyj, словоохо́тливыйslovooxótlivyj
говіркийhovirkyj, меткийmetkyj
having only superficial plausibility
Artfully persuasive but insincere in nature; smooth-talking, honey-tongued, silver-tongued.
a glib tongue
a glib speech
aalglatt, gewandt, einschmeichelnd-betrügerisch
солодкомовнийsolodkomovnyj, облесливийobleslyvyj
artfully persuasive in speech
Snarky or unserious in a disrespectful way.
(архаичное)Smooth or slippery.
a sheet of glib ice
glatt, rutschig, schlüpfrig
гла́дкийgládkij
гладкийhladkyj
Примеры
предложений: 5The glib tone of the article undermines its credibility.
He may seem glib, but he knows what he's talking about.
He may come across as glib, but he knows what he's talking about.
Are you going to give me a glib answer, or are you going to think before you reply?
The river was frozen very hard, and the merry skaters seemed almost to fly, they went so fast over the glib ice.
Переводы
языков: 7По значениям 3
По значениям 2
По значениям 3
Происхождение
A shortening of either obsolete English glibbery (“slippery”) or its source, Low German glA shortening of either obsolete English glibbery (“slippery”) or its source, Low German glibberig, glibberich (“slippery”) / Dutch glibberig (“slippery”).
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Формы
glibber, glibbestСинонимы
синонимов: 6- artfully persuasive in speech:glib-tonguedsmooth-tongued
- having only superficial plausibility:patslick
Однокоренные
связанных слов: 3Уроки к слову
уроков: 2- A2Сравнительная степень — Потому что у него есть сравнительная степень
- A2Превосходная степень — Потому что у него есть превосходная степень