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Glib

adjective/glib/

fluent and voluble but insincere and shallow.

The salesman's glib talk didn't convince her to buy the car.

Glib sounds quick and slippery — words that slide out fast but mean very little.

Use critically for smooth-but-shallow talk: a glib answer, a glib salesman; never a compliment.