glibly

[ glib-lee ]

/ ˈglɪb li /

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adverb

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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Origin of glibly

glib + -ly

OTHER WORDS FROM glibly

un·glib·ly, adverb

Words nearby glibly

glia cell, gliadin, glial cell, glib, glib ice, glibly, glibness, Glidden, glide, glidepath, glide plane

How to use glibly in a sentence

So he refuses to speak glibly about using force against Iran the same way he refused to endorse war with Iraq.
Hagel And The Neo-McCarthyites|Bernard Avishai|December 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
They point to the dangers of obvious demographic changes under occupation; some even speak glibly of an emerging theocracy.
What A Romney Win Means For Israel|Bernard Avishai|November 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
One cannot speak glibly of “policy differences” and “looking forward” and “distraction” when corpses are involved.
The Bush Administration Homicides|John Sifton|May 5, 2009|DAILY BEAST
But such a thing had, nevertheless, come quite glibly out of her mouth, and she knew not why.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett

Barrington thanked him, he could do no less, yet he felt little trust in a man who could confess so glibly to treachery.
The Light That Lures|Percy Brebner
The design he talks so glibly about is in him, not outside of him.
Theism or Atheism|Chapman Cohen
I can see that it really is a very fair article, but do not detect the extraordinary excellencies so glibly described.
The Hills and the Vale|Richard Jefferies
"Oh—er—for a little while," said Mr. Milburgh glibly, trying to remember what he had heard about Sam Stay.
The Daffodil Mystery|Edgar Wallace