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

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

Ultrawealthy Russians have long treated London — glibly referred to as “Londongrad” — like a luxury playground, skewing the already-expensive property market and sending their children to Britain’s exclusive private schools.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2022

Malcolm had said glibly to Alice that it would be easy to find him, but would it really?

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman