glibly

glibly
glib·ly

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  • Glibly — Glib ly, adv. In a glib manner; as, to speak glibly. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • glibly — glib ► ADJECTIVE (glibber, glibbest) ▪ articulate and voluble but insincere and shallow. DERIVATIVES glibly adverb glibness noun. ORIGIN Germanic …   English terms dictionary

  • glibly — adverb with superficial plausibility (Freq. 2) he talked glibly • Syn: ↑slickly • Derived from adjective: ↑glib …   Useful english dictionary

  • glibly — adverb see glib …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • glibly — See glib. * * * …   Universalium

  • glibly — adverb In a glib manner …   Wiktionary

  • glibly — adv. slickly, smoothly; easily; fluently; carelessly, thoughtlessly …   English contemporary dictionary

  • glibly — See: glib …   English dictionary

  • glib — glibly, adv. glibness, n. /glib/, adj., glibber, glibbest. 1. readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so: a glib talker; glib answers. 2. easy or unconstrained, as actions or manners. 3. Archaic. agile; spry. [1585 95;… …   Universalium

  • Loquacity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Loquacity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 loquacity loquacity loquaciousness Sgm: N 1 talkativeness talkativeness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 garrulity garrulity Sgm: N 1 multiloquence multiloquence much speaking GRP …   English dictionary for students

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