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glibness

[glib-nis] / ˈglɪb nɪs /










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Mr. Barnett’s jaunty tone occasionally slips into glibness, which caused a controversy when “Make Believe” was published this spring.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Her fresh, vulnerable voice speaks directly to readers, without hiding behind glibness or easy self-assurance.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 8, 2023

This leads the two to something reminiscent of a lover's quarrel when Mitch is offended by Alex's obsessive need to publicly disassociate with him, and Alex is enraged by Mitch's glibness about doing so.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2021

Rosenbloom is well aware that morbid curiosity can read as glibness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2020

This is perhaps indicative of excess glibness, considering how little I apparently knew.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen




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