glibly
3
7.7
- adverb
- /ˈɡlɪbli/
:
superficialmente
- He glibly assured us that everything would be fine, but I could sense his insincerity.
- too glibly
Yeah, you know, so I sit here glibly saying, you know, well, don't try and please other people because you're not helping them.
- Yeah, you know, so I sit here glibly saying, you know, well, don't try and please other people because you're not helping them.
Examples
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When people glibly say, "Oh, if I'd have been in Germany, "I would never have collaborated, "I'd have resisted," I just wanna laugh.
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And I do not mean that glibly.
Academic text (1999) -
We would do well not to take her too glibly, at least not yet.
Blog text (26) -
Creation is a word that we all use so glibly, so easily.
Blog text (6) -
We have come to glibly accept that politicians lie to make excuses for our own bad behavior.
Blog text (15) -
You're all speaking very glibly on a subject about which you know practically nothing.
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Has anyone thought to question the accuracy of the CO2 concentrations that are so glibly presented?
Blog text (2) -
Just as people too glibly speak of the distinction between ability and achievement, many also speak too glibly about the separation of cognitive processes and the knowledge on which those processes act.
Academic text (2006) -
But the concept of lifelong learning—a term used all too glibly—is now more important than ever.
Academic text (2006) -
People seemed to him strangely ignorant of the value of the words they used so glibly (SH 32).
Academic text (1991)
Synonyms
3
6.6
In a smooth, clever way that sounds true but is not sincere
1
4.5
To say or do something without meaning it
1
6.7
In an easy way that shows little care or thought
1
9.8
Speaks or acts in a too friendly way that does not seem honest
1
9.4
To praise someone too much so it does not sound sincere
In a very polite but fake way to get someone to like you
Antonyms
How Sincere
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Glibly comes from glib, an old word that meant 'smooth' or 'slippery', plus the ending -ly. So to speak glibly is to talk in a smooth, easy way that can feel 'not honest' or too quick, which is why the word now often means giving a shallow, careless answer.