glibly

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Glibly clever and artfully constructed, it nonetheless spoke to no audience quite as directly as the one in a position to hand it awards, and duly reaped the benefits.

From The Guardian • Jan. 11, 2017

Glibly answered Mr. Koppelmeyer: "It was an empty bottle."

From Time Magazine Archive

Glibly the clerk recounted to Jackson all he knew about their guest, who had suddenly become illustrious through the magic touch of the J. Matthews Wilkinsons.

From Skinner's Dress Suit by Wilson, F. Vaux (Francis Vaux)

His name was Glibly, and the moment he saw me enter he advanced and accosted me with that familiarity which was essential to his character.

From The Adventures of Hugh Trevor by Holcroft, Thomas

The barren-pated Ellis caught one of the favourite diminutives of Glibly; and finished my panegyric by adding that, 'he must say, his friend, Mr. Trevor, was a prodigious pretty genius.'

From The Adventures of Hugh Trevor by Holcroft, Thomas