Antonyms for facilely

Grammar : Adv

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

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

Definition 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

Example sentences :

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

Synonyms for facilely

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