1. arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth - too facile a solution for so complex a problem • Similar to: superficial 2. performing adroitly and without effort - a facile hand • Similar to: effortless • Derivationally related forms: facility 3. expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively - able to dazzle with his facile tongue - silver speech • Syn: eloquent, fluent, silver, silver-tongued, smooth-spoken • Similar to: articulate • Derivationally related forms: fluency (for: fluent), facility, eloquence (for: eloquent), elocute (for: eloquent)
