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glibly

[ glib-lee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

thoughtlessly or superficially, with pat answers or insincere talk:
His willingness and ability to glibly hold forth on various notions at a moment's notice earned him a reputation as shallow and untrustworthy.

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So he refuses to speak glibly about using force against Iran the same way he refused to endorse war with Iraq.

They point to the dangers of obvious demographic changes under occupation; some even speak glibly of an emerging theocracy.

One cannot speak glibly of “policy differences” and “looking forward” and “distraction” when corpses are involved.

But such a thing had, nevertheless, come quite glibly out of her mouth, and she knew not why.

Barrington thanked him, he could do no less, yet he felt little trust in a man who could confess so glibly to treachery.

The design he talks so glibly about is in him, not outside of him.

I can see that it really is a very fair article, but do not detect the extraordinary excellencies so glibly described.

"Oh—er—for a little while," said Mr. Milburgh glibly, trying to remember what he had heard about Sam Stay.

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