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| fac·ile [ fáss'l ] |
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1. easy to do: requiring little effort
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2. fluent but insincere: produced, spoken, or speaking so fluently and easily as to seem insincere or superficial
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3. superficial: made or arrived at without any serious thought or depth of feeling and therefore of little value or significance
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4. working easily: working, acting, or done smoothly and easily
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| [15th century. Via French, "easy" < Latin facilis "easy to do, pliant, courteous" < facere "do, make"] |
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 fac·ile·ly adverb |
 fac·ile·ness noun |
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