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facile
adjective
Expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
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ˈfa.sʌɪl
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adjective
Expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
“Able to dazzle with his facile tongue”
adjective
Performing adroitly and without effort
“A facile hand”
adjective
Superficially impressive, but lacking depth and attention to the true complexities of a subject
“Too facile a solution for so complex a problem”
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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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