facile

About 1.08 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Easy; contemptibly easy. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2. adjective Amiable, flexible, easy to get along with.

   His facile disposition made him many friends.

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

   Her writing was facile and articulate.

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

   He arrived with a facile understanding of her works.

5. adjective Of a reaction or other process, taking place readily.

   Decarboxylation of beta-keto acids is facile.

Similar words

superficial easy silver-tongued smooth-spoken effortless articulate eloquent fluent silver easily

Often followed by

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Word family

facilely facileness facilenesses