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facilearrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth As one teacher remarks about a troubled student, “There is no facile solution.” — New York Times (Oct 11, 2011)
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facilelate 15c., "easy to do," from Middle French facile "easy," from Latin facilis "easy to do" and, of persons, "pliant, courteous, yielding," from facere "to [..]
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facileadj. Not difficult to do.
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facileeasily
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facileeasily, without difficulty facilis : easy, agreeable, affable, pleasant
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facilenoun Definition: an island that is fake Word History: French and English (sounds like fake and isle?)Example Sentence: I made a facile in the sand.
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facileA directive to perform the indicated passage of a composition in a light, easy style.
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facile(adj) arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth(adj) performing adroitly and without effort(adj) expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
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facileADV easily| readily| without difficulty; generally| often; willingly; heedlessly
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facile easy
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facilelight, easy
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facileEasy
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facilelang=en
1800s=1818
* '''1818''' — . ''''.
*: In a thousand ways he smoothed for me the path of knowledge and made the most abstruse inquiries clear and facile to my apprehension.
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