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  • adjective artfully persuasive in speech

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Examples

  • But comes there a gray-bearded, glib-tongued Greek, with his parchment scrolls, the very letters of which are painful to

    Anne of Geierstein 2008

  • And as clever and glib-tongued as I was, I did not think I was good enough to talk my way out of this.

    Darkly Dreaming Dexter Lindsay, Jeff 2004

  • And as clever and glib-tongued as I was, I did not think I was good enough to talk my way out of this.

    DarklyDreamingDexter 2004

  • Lufton was a glib-tongued, empty-headed ass, and reflecting that if his rival were to break the tendons of his leg in one of those rapid evolutions, or suddenly come by any other dreadful misfortune, such as the loss of all his property, absolute blindness, or chronic lumbago, it would only serve him right.

    Framley Parsonage 2004

  • The Master said, β€œIt is on this account that I hate your glib-tongued people.”

    The Analects Confucius 2004

  • Ten steps would have taken Hurree into the creaking gloom utterly beyond their reach β€” to the shelter and food of the nearest village, where glib-tongued doctors were scarce.

    Kim 2003

  • Gerard should have realized silence was a bad sign for the glib-tongued young woman.

    Dragons Of A Vanished Moon Weis, Margaret 2002

  • Gerard should have realized silence was a bad sign for the glib-tongued young woman.

    Dragons of a Vanished Moon Weis, Margaret 2002

  • Clan laws were not subtle, precedents were rarely cited, and there were no glib-tongued lawyers to represent the factions.

    Ironhand's Daughter Gemmell, David 1995

  • And from the hints the shade of Epemitreus let fall, and the counsels of King Ariostro's pack of glib-tongued star-watchers, I gather we just keep on the westward and watch for anything unlikely and odd.

    Conan Of The Isles De Camp, L. Sprague 1968

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