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glibly

[glib-lee] / ˈglɪb li /


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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

But I deem it all but criminal to so glibly toss out any amount of the little black dress of umami.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2022

As such, it was of course vulnerable to the same variety of glibly undaunted and usually specious evaluations that any legitimate art object is.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger




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