glib

glib
glib 1590s, "smooth and slippery," possibly a shortening of obsolete glibbery "slippery," which is perhaps from Low Ger. glibberig "smooth, slippery," from M.L.G. glibberich, from or related to glibber "jelly." Of words, speakers, etc., from c.1600. Related: Glibly; glibness.

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  • GLib — Тип библиотека исполнения Написана на С Операционная система кроссплатформенная Последняя версия 2.34.0 (25 сентября 2012) Тестовая версия 2.33.10 (10 сентября 2012 [1] …   Википедия

  • GLib — Entwickler Das GTK+ Team Aktuelle Version 2.30.2 (11. November 2011) Betriebssystem Unix, Windows, OS/2, BeOS …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Glib — Entwickler: Das GTK+ Team Aktuelle Version: 2.20.1 (12. April 2008) Aktuelle Vorabversion: 2.19.6 (2. Februar 2009) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • glib´ly — glib «glihb», adjective, glib|ber, glib|best. 1. speaking or spoken smoothly and easily: »A glib salesman sold her a set of dishes that she did not want. SYNONYM(S): voluble, smooth tongued. See syn. under f …   Useful english dictionary

  • glib — [ glıb ] adjective 1. ) a glib person speaks easily and confidently. This word shows that you do not trust the person or what they are saying: SMOOTH TALKING: His opponents say he is glib and deceitful. 2. ) a glib remark is made without careful… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Glib — (gl[i^]b), a. [Compar. {Glibber} (gl[i^]b b[ e]r); superl. {Glibbest} (gl[i^]b b[e^]st).] [Prob. fr. D. glibberen, glippen, to slide, glibberig, glipperig, glib, slippery.] [1913 Webster] 1. Smooth; slippery; as, ice is glib. [Obs.] [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • GLib — Développeurs GNOME Foundation Dernière version …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Glib — Glib, n. [Ir. & Gael. glib a lock of hair.] A thick lock of hair, hanging over the eyes. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The Irish have, from the Scythians, mantles and long glibs, which is a thick curied bush of hair hanging down over their eyes, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Glib — est une bibliothèque libre portable. Elle a commencé en tant qu élément de GTK+, mais est utilisée maintenant par de nombreuses applications. C était à l origine une bibliothèque utilisée comme fourre tout pour le code bas niveau. Elle s est… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • glib — [glıb] adj [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from Low German glibberig slippery ] 1.) said easily and without thinking about all the problems involved used to show disapproval ▪ glib generalizations 2.) speaking easily but without thinking… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • glib — glib·bery; glib·ly; glib·ness; glib; …   English syllables

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