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Synonyms for facilely
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : fas-il or, esp. British, -ahyl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfæs ɪl or, esp. British, -aɪl |
Top 10 synonyms for facilely Other synonyms for the word facilely
- abundantly
- agilely
- amply
- as one pleases
- at once
- at the drop of a hat
- bountifully
- cleanly
- competently
- coolly
- copiously
- cunningly
- deceptively
- deftly
- deliberately
- dexterously
- eagerly
- easily
- efficiently
- effortlessly
- evenly
- expertly
- extravagantly
- facilely
- fluently
- foxily
- freely
- gladly
- glibly
- guilefully
- hand over fist
- handily
- hands down
- immediately
- in a jiffy
- in no time
- ingeniously
- intelligently
- judiciously
- just like that
- keenly
- knowingly
- lavishly
- liberally
- lightly
- like nothing
- like water
- loosely
- neatly
- nimbly
- no sweat
- nothing to it
- open-handedly
- perspicaciously
- piece of cake
- plainly
- proficiently
- promptly
- quick as a wink
- quickly
- readily
- regularly
- resourcefully
- right away
- sagaciously
- simply
- skillfully
- slick as whistle
- slyly
- smartly
- smoothly
- speedily
- steadily
- straight away
- surely
- swimmingly
- trickily
- uncomplicatedly
- unhesitatingly
- unhindered
- unobstructedly
- unstintingly
- well
- willingly
- with a free hand
- with ease
- with no effort
- without a hitch
- without delay
- without demur
- without difficulty
- without encumbrance
- without hesitation
- without hindrance
- without restraint
- without stint
- without trouble
Définition of facilely
Origin :- late 15c., from Middle French facile "easy," from Latin facilis "easy to do" and, of persons, "pliant, courteous," from facere "to do" (see factitious).
- As in readily : adv quickly; effortlessly
- As in cleverly : adv in a dexterous manner
- As in shrewdly : adv astutely
- As in easily : adv without difficulty
- As in freely : adv easily, smoothly done
- She had been willing to be lightly, facilely happy over it like other people.
- Extract from : « The Judge » by Rebecca West
- Changeability is attributed to the feminine, but Maya was not able to shift her mood as facilely as her fiance.
- Extract from : « Rebels of the Red Planet » by Charles Louis Fontenay
- Her father hadn't been the happy, satisfied, facilely successful person he was supposed to be.
- Extract from : « The Return of the Prodigal » by May Sinclair
- Milly's indifference argued in her a difference from most women, facilely contented as they usually seemed.
- Extract from : « The Nest, The White Pagoda, The Suicide, A Forsaken Temple, Miss Jones and The Masterpiece » by Anne Douglas Sedgwick
- And, like all popular ideas, it is unthinkingly accepted and facilely claimed.
- Extract from : « The Unpopular Review, Number 19 » by Various
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