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facilely
1 a
(1): easily accomplished or attained <a facile victory>
(2): shallow
, simplistic <I am not concerned…with offering any facile solution for so complex a problem
— T. S. Eliot> b: used or comprehended with ease c: readily manifested and often lacking sincerity or depth <facile tears>2archaic : mild or pleasing in manner or disposition3 a: ready
, fluent <facile prose> b: poised
, assured
synonyms see easy
— fac·ile·ly
\-sə(l)-lē\
adverb
— fac·ile·ness
\-səl-nəs\
noun
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