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Smooth Glib Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is FACILE which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: FACILE

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199%6Exact Match!
247%12Glib
344%13Glib talker

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "FACILE" which means:

    adjective satellite
  • • Superficially impressive, but lacking depth and attention to the true complexities of a subject
  • • Performing adroitly and without effort
  • • Expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
  • adjective
  • • Easy, now especially in a disparaging sense; contemptibly easy.
  • • Amiable, flexible, easy to get along with.
  • • Effortless, fluent (of work, abilities etc.).
  • • Lazy, simplistic (especially of explanations, discussions etc.).
  • • Of a reaction or other process, taking place readily.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "She made the difficult task look facile with her expertise."
  • • "The professor simplified the complex topic to make it facile for the students to understand."

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Clue Last Found In...

Source #Number Answer
New York Times12 Nov 1992 Down 5
New York Times25 Jul 1979 Down 5
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