Adjective

• S: (adj) facile, neat, slick (superficially impressive, but lacking depth and attention to the true complexities of a subject) "too facile a solution for so complex a problem"; "it was a neat plan, but bound to fail"; "a slick advertising campaign"
• S: (adj) facile (performing adroitly and without effort) "a facile hand"
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• S: (adj) eloquent, facile, fluent, silver, silver-tongued, smooth-spoken (expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively) "able to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech"
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• S: (adj) articulate (expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language) "articulate speech"; "an articulate orator"; "articulate beings"
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• W: (n) eloquence [Related to: eloquent] (powerful and effective language) "his eloquence attracted a large congregation"; "fluency in spoken and written English is essential"; "his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police"
• W: (v) elocute [Related to: eloquent] (declaim in an elocutionary manner) "The poet elocuted beautifully"
• W: (n) facility [Related to: facile] (a natural effortlessness) "they conversed with great facility"; "a happy readiness of conversation"--Jane Austen
• W: (n) fluency [Related to: fluent] (powerful and effective language) "his eloquence attracted a large congregation"; "fluency in spoken and written English is essential"; "his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police"
• W: (n) fluency [Related to: fluent] (skillfulness in speaking or writing)
• W: (n) fluency [Related to: fluent] (the quality of being facile in speech and writing)
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• W: (adj) inarticulate [Indirect via articulate] (without or deprived of the use of speech or words) "inarticulate beasts"; "remained stupidly inarticulate and saying something noncommittal"; "inarticulate with rage"; "an inarticulate cry"