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glibly

American  
[glib-lee] / ˈglɪb li /

adverb

  1. thoughtlessly or superficially, with pat answers or insincere talk.

    His willingness and ability to glibly hold forth on various notions at a moment's notice earned him a reputation as shallow and untrustworthy.


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Etymology

Origin of glibly

glib ( def. ) + -ly

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Never was a term more glibly used and misdefined as that one has been lately.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 17, 2025

"I suppose we might glibly talk about transplants, but to know somebody has benefited from it to that degree does make it real and important."

From BBC Sep. 18, 2024

It’s worth returning to Crystal’s monologue, in which he glibly calls that year’s Oscars “Sundance by the Sea.”

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 18, 2024

“Chris as a choreographer is someone who’s tapped into — not lightly or glibly, but tapped into spirit,” Blain-Cruz said.

From New York Times May 15, 2023

‘Bilingual education, two ways to understand...,’ television and radio commercials glibly announce.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

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