/ glɪb; NAmE / adjective
( disapproving ) ( of speakers and speech ) using words that are clever, but are not sincere, and do not show much thought :
a glib salesman
glib answers
► glib·ly adverb
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent. (also in the sense smooth, unimpeded ): ultimately of Germanic origin; related to Dutch slippery and German glibberig slimy.