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Princeton's WordNet

  1. glibly, slicklyadverb

    with superficial plausibility

    "he talked glibly"

Wiktionary

  1. gliblyadverb

    In a glib manner.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Gliblyadverb

    Smoothly; volubly.

    Etymology: from glib.

    Many who would startle at an oath, whose stomachs as well as consciences recoil at an obscenity, do yet slide glibly into a detraction. Government of the Tongue.

ChatGPT

  1. glibly

    Glibly refers to speaking or talking in a smooth, fluent, easy manner which is often insincere or superficial. It represents a quality of being confidently fluent but lacking depth, thoughtfulness, or sincerity.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Gliblyadverb

    in a glib manner; as, to speak glibly

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of glibly in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of glibly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of glibly in a Sentence

  1. London Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley:

    We have a growing Achilles heel that, if it is not tackled, will slowly diminish our ability to keep the public safe, if we are glibly creating a safe operating environment for criminals and terrorists, we are going to regret it.

  2. David Gortler:

    I find it sad and offensive that Barack Obama glibly dismissed the massive efforts of Operation Warp Speed that led to the novel ingenuity behind the COVID vaccine development as 'not rocket science.

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