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facile

[fas-il, -ahyl] / ˈfæs ɪl, -aɪl /


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It is hard to overstate just how facile this whole enterprise has proved to be.

From Slate • Jan. 6, 2026

That this is all unfolding at a convent is an obvious irony, though as handled here it isn’t a cheap or facile one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

We can easily imagine the real Scorsese has had to face similar ordeals with facile Hollywood suits.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2025

However, the first season of “House of the Dragon” doesn’t as easily lend itself to facile parallels.

From Salon • Jul. 18, 2024

She could see that he had no experience with a human infant, though he was sure and facile with lambs.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry




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