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glibbest

glibbest is the superlative form of glib.

Meaning of glib

Adjective

glib (comparative glibber, superlative glibbest)

  1. Having a ready flow of words but lacking thought or understanding; superficial; shallow.
    • glib answers
  2. (archaic, literal) Smooth or slippery.
    • a sheet of glib ice
  3. Artfully persuasive but insincere in nature; smooth-talking, honey-tongued, silver-tongued.
    • a glib tongue
    Synonyms:
    facile, suave
  4. Snarky or unserious in a disrespectful way.
    • Sometimes our relationship is strained, for though we both recognize each other's intelligence, he think's I'm often too serious and I think he's often too glib1986, Daniel Garrett, “Creating Ourselves: An Open Letter”, in Joseph Beam, editor, In The Life: A Black Gay Anthology, page 93

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Questions about glibbest

What is glibbest the superlative form of?
Glibbest is the superlative form of glib.

Words near glibbest in the dictionary

  1. gliatropic
  2. glib
  3. glibbed
  4. glibber
  5. glibbery
  6. glibbest
  7. glibbing
  8. glibenclamide
  9. glibenclamides
  10. glibertarian
  11. glibertarians

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