- facilely
- adverb see facile
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facilely — facile ► ADJECTIVE 1) ignoring the complexities of an issue; superficial. 2) (of an achievement) easily accomplished. DERIVATIVES facilely adverb facileness noun. ORIGIN Latin facilis easy … English terms dictionary
Facilely — Facile Fac ilea. [L. facilis, prop., capable of being done or made, hence, facile, easy, fr. facere to make, do: cf. F. facile. Srr {Fact}, and cf. {Faculty}.] 1. Easy to be done or performed: not difficult; performable or attainable with little… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
facilely — See facile. * * * … Universalium
facilely — adverb In a facile manner … Wiktionary
facilely — adv. in an easy manner, without difficulty; with ease, in an unconstrained manner; gently, pleasantly; flexibly, yieldingly … English contemporary dictionary
facilely — fac·ile·ly … English syllables
facilely — əl(l)]ē, il(l)], īll], ]i adverb : in a facile manner : with ease or assurance … Useful english dictionary
facile — facilely, adv. facileness, n. /fas il/ or, esp. Brit., / uyl/, adj. 1. moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality: facile fingers; a facile mind. 2. easily done, performed, used, etc.: a facile victory; a… … Universalium
easily — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Without difficulty] Syn. readily, with ease, effortlessly, facilely, simply, with no effort, with no apparent effort, without trouble, handily, evenly, regularly, steadily, efficiently, smoothly, dexterously, plainly,… … English dictionary for students
facile — adjective Etymology: Middle French, from Latin facilis, from facere to do more at do Date: 15th century 1. a. (1) easily accomplished or attained < a facile victory > (2) shallow, simplistic < I am not concerned…with offering any facile … New Collegiate Dictionary
