glib

UK: /ˈglɪb/ US: /glɪb/ ,(glib)

Inflections of 'glib' (adj):

glibber

adj comparative

glibbest

adj superlative

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

glib /glɪb/   adj., glib•ber, glib•best. 

1. able to speak fluently, easily, and often insincerely and without thought:
   a glib salesman.
2. said without thought;
   offhand:
   a glib answer.

glib•ly, adv. 
glib•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

glib  (glib), adj., glib•ber, glib•best. 

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.

• compare obsolete glibbery slippery (cognate with Dutch glibberig) 1585–95

glib′ly, adv. 
glib′ness, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. talkative, loquacious; facile, smooth. See fluent. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

glib / ɡlɪb/ adjective (glibber, glibbest)

1. fluent and easy, often in an insincere or deceptive way

Etymology: 16th Century: probably from Middle Low German glibberich slippery

ˈglibly adverb

ˈglibness noun