Glancingly

This is much more than a parody of Radio 4, not really at all a parody of experimental music, surprisingly, glancingly successful as a parody of Stalinism, brilliant, and very funny, in an anti-laugh-out-loud way – it will light the taper of a laugh that will then explode an hour or two later. ❋ Zoe Williams (2010)

In the course of an afternoon, you feel that you have encountered, albeit glancingly, the whole of human cultural history.ashmolean. org ❋ Andrew Harper (2010)

If it just tells a story glancingly in the manner of (unintelligible), wonderful writer of deeply moving short stories but with a light touch. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He did glancingly refer to people who were "having trouble making your mortgage right now" once; but in the entire rest of the town hall meeting, he had absolutely nothing else to say on the foreclosure crisis. ❋ Chris Weigant (2010)

Obama touched glancingly on immigration, saying it is time to allow students in the country illegally to remain. ❋ Anne E. Kornblut (2011)

And the Articles only mention the word "president" once, and only glancingly at best. ❋ Chris Weigant (2011)

Hooper has spoken of "heavy content" simmering beneath the elated rush of guitar and keyboards, but any heaviness is only glancingly alluded to "The colours you had, no need to be sad, it really ain't that bad," Zucconi twitters despondently on Colours. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Those even glancingly familiar with the seething ethnic nationalisms of that area of the world will understand the rush to ensure that the main players in those bloody rivalries are appropriately represented in parliament, in a fundamentally unstable balance, to be sure, but a balance that suited short-term needs. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Mr. Wolfe also used the occasion to return, glancingly, to his public fight to preserve the integrity of Edward Durrell Stone's 1964 building at 2 Columbus Circle, now the home of the Museum of Arts and Design. ❋ Pia Catton (2011)

Imagine a version of "Murder on the Orient Express" that is only glancingly interested in murder and detection but minutely curious about what the passengers ate, how they dressed, and how they flirted or squabbled with one another. ❋ Sam Sacks (2011)