glib vs shallow

glib

adj
  • Having a ready flow of words but lacking thought or understanding; superficial; shallow. 

  • Snarky or unserious in a disrespectful way. 

  • Artfully persuasive but insincere in nature; smooth-talking, honey-tongued, silver-tongued. 

noun
  • A mass of matted hair worn down over the eyes, formerly used in Ireland. 

verb
  • To make smooth or slippery. 

shallow

adj
  • Not intellectually deep; not penetrating deeply; simple; not wise or knowing. 

  • Not steep; close to horizontal. 

  • Not far forward, close to the net. 

  • Having little depth; significantly less deep than wide. 

  • Concerned mainly with superficial matters. 

  • Extending not far downward. 

  • Lacking interest or substance. 

noun
  • A costermonger's barrow. 

  • A shallow portion of an otherwise deep body of water. 

  • A fish, the rudd. 

verb
  • To make or become less deep. 

How often have the words glib and shallow occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )