glib meaning and definition

GLIB adjective

Definition of glib (adjective)

1. marked by lack of intellectual depth
   • "glib generalizations"; "a glib response to a complex question"
2. having only superficial plausibility
   • "glib promises"; "a slick commercial"
   • synonyms: pat, slick
3. artfully persuasive in speech
   • "a glib tongue"; "a smooth-tongued hypocrite"
   • synonyms: glib-tongued, smooth-tongued