facile

Adjective Satellite

• arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth
  • "too facile a solution for so complex a problem"
• performing adroitly and without effort
  • "a facile hand"
• expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
  • "able to dazzle with his facile tongue"

Adj

• Easy; contemptibly easy.
• Amiable, flexible, easy to get along with.
• Effortless, fluent (of work, abilities etc.).
• Lazy, simplistic, superficial (especially of explanations, discussions etc.).
• Of a reaction or other process, taking place readily.

Adjective

• Easily achieved or performed; superficial.

Examples

• Decarboxylation of beta-keto acids is facile.
• He arrived with a facile understanding of her works.
• Her facile win seemed too easy, almost as if her opponent was not trying.
• Her writing was facile and articulate.
• His facile disposition made him many friends.

Synonyms

eloquent, fluent, silver, silver-tongued, smooth-spoken

Related Words

difficulty, facilitate, facilitation, facilitative, facilitator, facilitatory, facility, FACILELY

Anagrams of facile