fa ‧ cile /ˈfæsaɪl $ ˈfæs ə l/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: French ; Origin: Latin facilis 'easy to do' , from facere 'to do, make' ]
1 . a facile remark, argument etc is too simple and shows a lack of careful thought or understanding:
facile generalizations
2 . [only before noun] formal a facile achievement or success has been obtained too easily and has no value:
a facile victory
—facilely adverb
—facileness noun [uncountable]