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facile

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
facile /ˈfasʌɪl, -sɪl/

▶adjective

1 ignoring the complexities of an issue; superficial.

2 (of success) easily achieved.

– derivatives
facilely adverb,
facileness noun.

– origin C15: from Fr., or from L. facilis ‘easy’.

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