glib-gabbet

adjective

glib-gab·​bet

ˈglibˌgabə̇t

Scottish

: glib-tongued

Word History

Etymology

glib entry 2 + Scots -gabbet having (such a mouth, -mouthed, from gab mouth + -et -ed (verb suffix or adjective suffix), from Middle English (Scots) -it, -ed, from Middle English -ed

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