glib

mastery
/ɡlɪb/adjverbnoun

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What does 'glib' mean in the following sentence?

When Mr. Franco called Mr. McCarthy and asked why he had written a book about such a repellent character, he was glib. "He said, verbatim, 'I don't know, James, probably some dumb-ass reason,'" Mr. Franco recalled.