facile

UK /ˈfæs.aɪl/ US /ˈfæs.aɪl/
adj 5

Definitions

adj

1

Easy; contemptibly easy.

[…] as he that is benummed with cold, sits still shaking, that might relieve himselfe with a little exercise or stirring, doe they complaine, but will not use the facile and ready meanes to doe themselves good; […]

2

Amiable, flexible, easy to get along with.

His facile disposition made him many friends.

3

Effortless, fluent (of work, abilities etc.).

Her writing was facile and articulate.

we can learn the impression that he made upon a stranger and a foreigner at this period, thanks to the facile pen of Fannu Burney.

4

Lazy, simplistic, superficial (especially of explanations, discussions etc.).

He arrived with a facile understanding of her works.

There is a facile view that our green commitments – to tackling climate change, avoiding air and water pollution, protecting natural habitats – are an obstacle to growth. The message of the commodity markets is surely different.

5

Of a reaction or other process, taking place readily.

Decarboxylation of beta-keto acids is facile.

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