Antonyms for facile

Grammar : Adj

Spell : fas-il or, esp. British, -ahyl

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfæs ɪl or, esp. British, -aɪl

Definition of facile

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).

adj easy; easily mastered

Example sentences :

This was his special gift and as usual in such cases he was not a facile writer.
Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin

I cannot brush aside the problem by a facile reference to reincarnation.
Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby

Consequently the poisoners of the wells of truth had a facile task.
Extract from : « England and Germany » by Emile Joseph Dillon

A Latin tag came into my head about the facile descent into the abyss.
Extract from : « The Arrow of Gold » by Joseph Conrad

Mrs. Austen, in spite of her facile digestion, gagged at it.
Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus

Cassy enjoyed the food, the diluted wine, Paliser's facile touch.
Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus

And yet, how could one consider these trivial, facile French phrases private?
Extract from : « Wintry Peacock » by D. H. Lawrence

He was facile, ingenious, dexterous, everything but inspired.
Extract from : « John Lyly » by John Dover Wilson

"You thought wrong," said Louis, ever facile with subterfuges.
Extract from : « Lords of the North » by A. C. Laut

He was as facile with the pen as with the tongue, and his publications were many and important.
Extract from : « American Men of Mind » by Burton E. Stevenson

Synonyms for facile

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