facile — ODE · Shobdo

facile /ˈfasʌɪl

▸ adjective

1 ignoring the true complexities of an issue; superficial:

facile generalizations.

▪ (of a person) having a superficial or simplistic knowledge or approach:

a man of facile and shallow intellect.

2 (especially of success in sport) easily achieved; effortless:

a facile seven-lengths victory.

– DERIVATIVES

facilely adverb

facileness noun

– ORIGIN late 15th century (in the sense ‘easily accomplished’): from French, or from Latin facilis ‘easy’, from facere ‘do, make’.