English adjective: facile | |||
| 1. | facile arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth | ||
| Samples | Too facile a solution for so complex a problem. | ||
| Similar | superficial | ||
| Antonyms | profound | ||
| 2. | facile performing adroitly and without effort | ||
| Samples | A facile hand. | ||
| Similar | effortless | ||
| Antonyms | effortful | ||
| 3. | facile expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively | ||
| Samples | Able to dazzle with his facile tongue. Silver speech. | ||
| Synonyms | eloquent, fluent, silver, silver-tongued, smooth-spoken | ||
| Similar | articulate | ||
| Antonyms | inarticulate, unarticulate | ||