glibly
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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
He remembered the contents, which in truth he rattled off very glibly when put to the test One letter was written from Vera Cruz and the other from the City of Mexico.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
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