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A Writer's Dictionary:

facile Definition


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facile
adj
    1. derog
      Said of success, etc: too easily achieved.
      Thesaurus: easy, simple, effortless; Antonym: complicated, hard.
    2. derog
      Said of remarks, opinions, etc: over-simple; showing a lack of careful thought.
    3. Speaking or performing with fluency and ease.
      Thesaurus: skilled, adept, adroit, proficient, practised, able, dexterous, fluent; Antonym: clumsy, awkward.
Derivative: facilely
adverb
    Derivative: facileness
    noun
      Etymology: 15c: from Latin facilis easy.



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