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   Glib

   /ɡlib/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of words or the person speaking them) fluent and voluble but insincere and shallow: "she was careful not to let the answer sound too glib"

   Word Origin late 16th century (also in the sense ‘smooth, unimpeded’): ultimately of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ‘slippery’ and German glibberig ‘slimy’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. glibly adverb
   • 2. glibness noun

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • G

     2

   • L

     1

   • I

     1

   • B

     3

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