glib

1. Having 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

2. 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

3. Snarky or unserious in a disrespectful way.

4. (archaic)Smooth or slippery.

   a sheet of glib ice

   glatt, rutschig, schlüpfrig

   гла́дкийgládkij

   гладкийhladkyj

1. The glib tone of the article undermines its credibility.

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2. He may seem glib, but he knows what he's talking about.

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3. He may come across as glib, but he knows what he's talking about.

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4. Are you going to give me a glib answer, or are you going to think before you reply?

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5. The river was frozen very hard, and the merry skaters seemed almost to fly, they went so fast over the glib ice.

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