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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

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




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