facile

Definition of Facile in English :

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Adjective

1. facile

arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth

Example Sentences:
'too facile a solution for so complex a problem'

2. facile

performing adroitly and without effort

Example Sentences:
'a facile hand'

3. eloquent, facile, fluent, silver, silver-tongued, smooth-spoken

expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively

Example Sentences:
'able to dazzle with his facile tongue'
'silver speech'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Facile

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adjective

1.

easy to perform or achieve

2.

working or moving easily or smoothly

3.

without depth; superficial

a facile solution

4. archaic

relaxed in manner; easygoing

Facile

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adjective

1.

not hard to do or achieve; easy

2.

acting, working, or done easily, or in a quick, smooth way; fluent; ready

a facile wit

3.

using or showing little effort and not sincere or profound; superficial

a facile solution, facile emotions

4. Rare

easy to influence or persuade; affable

Facile

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adj.

1.

a. Done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; easy: a facile victory.

b. Working, acting, or done with ease and fluency: a facile writer; facile prose. See Synonyms at easy.

2. Arrived at or presented without due care, effort, or examination; superficial: We don't need another facile solution to a complex problem.

3. Archaic Pleasingly mild, as in disposition or manner.

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