What is the meaning of glib?

adjective

  • Marked by lack of intellectual depth.
    • usage: "glib generalizations"; "a glib response to a complex question"
  • Having only superficial plausibility.
    • usage: "glib promises"; "a slick commercial"
  • Artfully persuasive in speech.
    • usage: "a glib tongue"; "a smooth-tongued hypocrite"
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