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Princeton's WordNet
glibly, slicklyadverb
with superficial plausibility
"he talked glibly"
Wiktionary
gliblyadverb
In a glib manner.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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.
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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
Gliblyadverb
in a glib manner; as, to speak glibly
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of glibly in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of glibly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of glibly in a Sentence
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.
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.
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