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facile

adjective

expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
F
Ends with
E
Contains
AC
Scrabble score
11

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈfa.sʌɪl

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively

    “able to dazzle with his facile tongue”

adjective

  1. performing adroitly and without effort

    “a facile hand”

adjective

  1. superficially impressive, but lacking depth and attention to the true complexities of a subject

    “too facile a solution for so complex a problem”

In context

Example Sentences

able to dazzle with his facile tongue
silver speech
a facile hand
too facile a solution for so complex a problem
it was a neat plan, but bound to fail
a slick advertising campaign

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