My Vocab Collection
facile
/ˈfa.sʌɪl/
adjective
1. Easy, now especially in a disparaging sense; contemptibly easy.
2. Amiable, flexible, easy to get along with.
Example: His facile disposition made him many friends.
3. Effortless, fluent (of work, abilities etc.).
4. Lazy, simplistic (especially of explanations, discussions etc.).
5. Of a reaction or other process, taking place readily.
Example: Decarboxylation of beta-keto acids is facile...