— 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 facile method.
3. easy or unconstrained, as manners or persons.
4. affable, agreeable, or complaisant; easily influenced: a facile temperament; facile people.
[ 1475-85; facilis that can be done, easy, equiv. to fac ( ere ) to do, make + -ilis -ILE ]
Syn. 1. smooth, flowing, fluent; glib. 2. superficial. 3. bland, suave; urbane.