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# glib

adjective (glib, glibber, glibbest)

«glib» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Glib describes talk that is too smooth and quick, said easily without real thought. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glib/#m1)
2. (old use) Glib means smooth or slippery, as in the tales of skin made smooth with oil. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glib/#m2)

### In the lessons

in tales skin rubbed with fish-oil becomes glib, meaning smooth; in ordinary talk a glib answer is too easy to be trusted

### Examples

- Then they rubbed their mouths with fish-oil, so that they became very smooth and glib. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glib/#x1)
- The salesman gave a glib answer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glib/#x2)
- Her glib excuse did not fool the teacher. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glib/#x3)
- He is glib, but he never does his homework. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glib/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «glib» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glib/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«glib» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/glib.html) on Mova free.