Examples of 'facile' in a sentence
Meaning of "facile"
facile (adjective) - appearing neat and comprehensive only by ignoring the true complexities of an issue; superficial. It can also mean easily achieved without great effort or simplicity in expression. This term may have a negative connotation when used to describe solutions or arguments that are oversimplified or lacking depth
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- Easy, now especially in a disparaging sense; contemptibly easy.
- Amiable, flexible, easy to get along with.
- Effortless, fluent (of work, abilities etc.).
- Lazy, simplistic (especially of explanations, discussions etc.).
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Such facile optimism is now totally untenable.
She may be more facile with words.
He was facile both in history and portrait paintings.
No hint of melodrama injects its facile role.
Her claim is facile and without substantiation.
The ontology of its iconography is so incredibly facile.
The facile path is for the weak.
And the predictions are facile and reckless.
The lack of facile convertibility can be problematic.
I do not want to slide into facile sensationalism.
Vapid and facile are better descriptors.
The excuse of not having time is facile.
His mind is facile and will be shaped to my bidding.
They allow you a more facile navigation.
Adesso è facile is a highlight of the album.
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Not bad for a reasonably facile writer.
He was facile in both tempera and oil.
There must be some less facile explanation.
If a little facile given that we have just met.
He is even changing his style of facile hair.
She was very facile with anecdotes.
Select and enter to learn about facile.
She was very facile with trace evidence.
They are only programmed to make facile objections.
This facile dichotomy holds up poorly under scrutiny.
Especially the parts about facile dualities.
Facile the art of cultivating facilitative.
A kit optionally further includes a facile additive.
It is politically facile and clever to advocate.
Which is not to say they must be facile.
Rapid generalizations and facile judgments must be avoided.
More facile at creating free associations.
Thus cuts are more facile to be performed.
This facile statement does not fly.
This perception is facile but inaccurate.
She must have beenquite facile.
Twitter seems facile on the surface.
The synthesis for this is facile.
For them it was a facile and approachable method.
She must have been quite facile.
None of my facile opinions led me to that.
At the risk of upsetting a somewhat facile train of thought.
You are both facile and foolish and a waste of humanity.
I do not mean to be facile about this.
Both of those analogies are somewhat facile.
This argument is facile and misleading.
I tend to find such explanations can be a bit facile.
This method is facile as well as economical.
The extreme left has embraced a facile fiction.
Facile historical comparisons are to be avoided.
