[more facile; most facile] formal 1 disapproving : too simple : not showing enough thought or effort
▪ a facile explanation ▪ This problem needs more than just a facile solution. 2 always used before a noun, disapproving : done or achieved in a way that is too easy
▪ a facile [=effortless] victory 3 always used before a noun, chiefly US, approving : working, moving, or performing well and very easily
▪ He is a wonderfully facile writer.
▪ a facile explanation ▪ This problem needs more than just a facile solution.
▪ a facile [=effortless] victory
▪ He is a wonderfully facile writer.
— fac·ile·ly adverb







