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
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
When observers glibly talk about the Premier League being the 'best in the world', they often fail to explain what criteria they are using.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2023
In 1955, Chamberlin is glibly naïve about the Holocaust, a patriotic fool set up for tears when remembering the horrors of the Nazis.
From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2022
It was a private word, slangish, even affectionately vulgar, and, when spoken by a stranger, insulting, because it glibly assumed familiarity.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
