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Facile – ignoring the true complexities of an issue, oversimplification, superficial

PRONOUNCE FACILE

(Pronounced fas-ahyl)

REMEMBER MEANING OF FACILE

To remember the definition of the word facile, use the following mnemonic:

The fast aisle (facile) had limited choice that made it fast but the shopping too simple.

The Fast Aisle (facile) had limited choice that made it fast and made the shopping too simple.

 

Examples of facile in a sentence

While the adults found the video game complicated, the teenagers thought it was facile and easily played.

The truth itself is far more complex than these facile comparisons.

He needed to be wary of too facile generalization.

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