Saturday, April 12, 2014

Word of the Day,

glib
 \ glib \  , adjective;  
1.readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so: a glib talker; glib answers .
2.easy or unconstrained, as actions or manners.
3.Archaic . agile; spry.

Quotes:
"Maybe I was being glib  about my annoyance." " Glib ? So you've been feeling glib  lately. Insincere? Offhanded?"
-- David Gilbert, "The Normals: A Novel", 2004

“You're glib ,” she said as she clinked her glass to mine. “So am I.”
-- Otto Penzler, "Dangerous Women", 2005

Origin:
Glib  is a shortening of a now-obsolete word glibbery , which meant "slippery."

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