facile
facile [ FAS-ahyl; FAS-il ] | |
[ adjective ] | |
MEANING : | |
1. easily obtained or accomplished 2. superficial, shallow 3. flowing or moving freely; fluent 4. mild or affable; compliant; courteous | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | |
Barcelona recorded a facile 2-0 victory over Manchester United in the recently held European Champion's League final. | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | |
Some say there's absolutely no proof that our political views are embedded in our DNA. "These are very facile studies that make outrageous claims," says Evan Charney, a political scientist at Duke University. |
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