What is the meaning of "a tad glib"? [closed]

Solution 1:

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What did you find when you looked in the dictionary for "tad" and "glib"? You probably saw something like this:

tad (noun) mainly UK informal a tad: a little, slightly

"The fish was OK, but the chips were a tad greasy."

glib (adjective) = speaking or spoken in a confident way, but without careful thought or honesty:

"He's a glib, self-centred man."

Cambridge dictionary

The description of tad as a noun (Merriam Webster also does this) seems to lead to a confusing noun-adjective combination in "tad glib" that obscures its idiomatic use. It is used in this phrase as a modifier for glib, and the whole phrase means tending to be glib, a little glib, slightly glib.

Solution 2:

Here is AHD on glib

Given to or characterized by fluency of speech or writing that often suggests insincerity, superficiality, or a lack of concern.

And a tad, as defined by the same dictionary, means

To a small degree; somewhat

Thus Pr. Skinner is saying that he doesn't completely stand by what he'd said previously: suspension, expulsion, deportation, yadda yadda yadda.