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facile

[fas-il, -ahyl] / ˈfæs ɪl, -aɪl /


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Likewise, don’t expect anything noteworthy from a pal like Paul Simon, who would rather be facile about his friendship with Michaels than informative.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 17, 2026

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

From Slate Jan. 6, 2026

What gets lost in facile critiques of gentrification, however, is its generative power.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 9, 2025

Neither do facile excuses like “economic anxiety” cut it.

From Salon Aug. 9, 2025

R. T. Jones, the engineer who had intervened on behalf of the black man with the Hampton police, had beguiled Langley managers immediately with his facile mind.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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