facile
/ˈfæs.əl/ adjective C2- Easy; contemptibly easy.
- Effortless, fluent (of work, abilities etc.). · Her writing was facile and articulate.
- Lazy, simplistic, superficial (especially of explanations, discussions etc.). · He arrived with a facile understanding of her works.
- Of a reaction or other process, taking place readily. · Decarboxylation of beta-keto acids is facile.
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