Facile and Sly

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Facile adjective - Having or showing a lack of depth of understanding or character.

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Sly and facile are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sly" instead an adjective "Facile".

Sly adjective - Clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means.

Usage example: the movie pairs a sly, dissembling ex-con with an upstanding, straight-arrow cop

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Facile and sly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Facile" instead an adjective "Sly".

Nearby Words: slyness, slyly

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