WEBadjective. moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality: facile fingers; a facile mind. easily done, performed, used, etc.: a facile victory; a facile method. easy or unconstrained, as manners or persons.
WEBa (1) : easily accomplished or attained. a facile victory. (2) : shallow, simplistic. I am not concerned … with offering any facile solution for so complex a problem T. S. Eliot. b. : used or comprehended with ease. c. : readily manifested and often lacking sincerity or depth. facile tears. 2. archaic : mild or pleasing in manner or disposition. 3.
WEBadverb. uk / ˈfæs.aɪl.l.i / us / ˈfæs. ə l.i / Add to word list. If you say or do something facilely, what you say or do is too simple and has not been thought about enough: "Were you …
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Facilely - definition of facilely by The Free Dictionary
WEB1. 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.
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142 Synonyms & Antonyms for facilely | Thesaurus.com
WEBadjective. us / ˈfæs·əl / Add to word list Add to word list. easy or too easy; not needing effort: He does not permit himself facile answers. (Definition of facile from the Cambridge …
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Facile - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com
WEBDefinitions of facile. adjective. arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth. “too facile a solution for so complex a problem” synonyms: superficial. concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually. adjective. performing adroitly and without effort. “a facile hand”
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FACILELY - 21 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English
WEBadverb. These are words and phrases related to facilely. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of facilely. EASILY. Synonyms. readily. …
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FACILE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
WEB4 days ago · (fæsaɪl , US -səl ) adjective. If you describe someone's arguments or suggestions as facile, you are criticizing them because their ideas are too simple and indicate a lack of careful, intelligent thinking . [disapproval] This subject is admittedly too complex for facile summarization. More Synonyms of facile.
