Associations to the word «Glib» - Word Associations Network

Noun

GLIB, adjective. Having a ready flow of words but lacking thought or understanding; superficial; shallow.

GLIB, adjective. Smooth or slippery.

GLIB, adjective. Artfully persuasive in nature.

GLIB, verb. (transitive) To make glib.

GLIB, noun. (historical) A mass of matted hair worn down over the eyes, formerly worn in Ireland.

GLIB, verb. (obsolete) To castrate; to geld; to emasculate.

GLIB, adjective. Marked by lack of intellectual depth; "glib generalizations"; "a glib response to a complex question".

GLIB, adjective. Having only superficial plausibility; "glib promises"; "a slick commercial".

GLIB, adjective. Artfully persuasive in speech; "a glib tongue"; "a smooth-tongued hypocrite".

Every once in a while, you let a word or phrase out and you want to catch it and bring it back. You can't do that. It's gone, gone forever.

Dan Quayle