facile
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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
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
It would be facile and easy to argue that this level of emotion is characteristic of their “intimate male friendship” and their shared passion run amok.
From Salon • Apr. 10, 2025
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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