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glib

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Adjective

  1. Having a ready flow of words but lacking thought or understanding; superficial; shallow.
  2. Smooth or slippery.
  3. Artfully persuasive but insincere in nature; smooth-talking, honey-tongued, silver-tongued.
  4. Snarky or unserious in a disrespectful way.

Verb

  1. To make smooth or slippery.
  2. To castrate; to geld; to emasculate.

Noun

  1. A person's mouth or tongue.
  2. A mass of matted hair worn down over the eyes, formerly common in Ireland.

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