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Glibness

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Noun

1. glibness, slickness

a kind of fluent easy superficiality

Example Sentences:
'the glibness of a high-pressure salesman'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Glibness

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adjectiveWord forms: glibber or glibbest
fluent and easy, often in an insincere or deceptive way

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Glibness

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adjectiveWord forms: ˈglibber or ˈglibbest
1. 
done in a smooth, offhand fashion
2. 
speaking or spoken in a smooth, fluent, easy manner, often in a way that is too smooth and easy to be convincing

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Glibness

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adj. glib·ber, glib·best
1. Performed with a natural, offhand ease: was fascinated by his unfailingly glib conversation.
2. Given to or characterized by fluency of speech or writing that often suggests insincerity, superficiality, or a lack of concern: criticized him for being glib about something so serious.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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