facilelyadv.

Brit.

/ˈfasʌɪl(l)i/, U.S.

/ˈfæsə(l)li/

Forms: late Middle English facely, 1500s facilye, 1500s facyllie, 1500s–1600s facilie, 1500s–1600s facily, 1500s– facilely, 1600s facilly; also Scottish pre-1700 facilie, pre-1700 facillie, pre-1700 facilly.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: facile adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < facile adj. + -ly suffix². Compare Middle French facillement easily (c1450; French facilement).

1. With little exertion or difficulty; without effort or restraint; easily.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > [adverb]

lighteOE

eathOE

eathlyc1000

wellc1325

easilyc1384

easy1400

mackly1440

of light?c1450

facilely1490

facile1524

handsomely1538

eaths1594

simply1681

unproblematically1771

slick1825

1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos xxi. 77 That thenne shalle permytte hym facely & lightly for to do his vyage safly.

c1565 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1728) 60 Now let us see how facilly this matter..may be brought to pass.

1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. viii. 494/1 Cloyster-men..might more facilly bee swayed to bend.

1677 Lady Chaworth in 12th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1890) App. v. 39 He might facilier do itt the second time in the way the House had ordered it.

1798 tr. L. F. L. de Lignac Physical View Man & Woman I. vii. 321 Relaxation and effeminacy of the flesh, and a gross bulkiness, that so facilely causes sterility.

1835 Fraser's Mag. 12 267 The..principle, upon which the whole formerly so facilely moved, is destroyed.

1880 Appleton's Jrnl. July 39/1 Those..things which are facilely shown by painting are most difficult in the more solid and less subtile materials of sculpture.

1933 Mod. Psychologist Nov. 257/2 He is a precise man... He loves exactitude in details. He writes facilely and well. And though he wields a fluent pen, he is not a ‘popularizer’.

1965 French Rev. 38 398 The bright students..move facilely from simple verb forms to a variety of contexts.

2001 Slavic & E. European Jrnl. 45 424 Omer's wife's marital dishonesty, for which he kills her, is something he himself facilely lies about.

†2. Affably, courteously, graciously. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [adverb] > with agreeable manner > affably > in easy manner

facilely1528

unembarrassedly1873

1528 E. Foxe in N. Pocock Rec. Reformation (1870) I. liii. 142 His holiness very promptly and facily had condescended unto the granting thereof.

1550 Earl of Northumberland Let. 23 July in T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. (1655) 403 (modernized text) That your Grace may facilely condescend thereunto.

3. In a superficial or oversimplifying manner; too readily; thoughtlessly, glibly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [adverb] > carelessly or thoughtlessly

lightlyOE

inconsideratelyc1460

unconsiderately1570

inconsiderablya1646

incogitantly1648

thoughtlessly1706

uncannily1825

facilely1845

uncalculatingly1852

1845 New Englander (New Haven, Connecticut) Oct. 557/2 A main reason why our Unitarian friends slide so facilely under the sway of diocesan bishops.

1864 Spectator 25 June 740 He facilely concludes that some male animals have teats, others not.

1872 Daily News 28 Feb. The cheers..were no empty breath of a populace facilely beguiled by the lust of the eye.

1929 Jrnl. Parasitol. 15 298 Bacteria are not the primitive simple organisms so facilely taught some thirty years ago.

1977 J. Hoopes Van Wick Brooks Preface p. xi The danger there is the temptation..to facilely turn much that is ambiguous in American history to good account.

2007 Indian Express (Nexis) 25 Sept. The speakers could very easily, if a trifle facilely, be divided into two camps.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	facilely
释义	facilelyadv. Brit. /ˈfasʌɪl(l)i/, U.S. /ˈfæsə(l)li/ Forms: late Middle English facely, 1500s facilye, 1500s facyllie, 1500s–1600s facilie, 1500s–1600s facily, 1500s– facilely, 1600s facilly; also Scottish pre-1700 facilie, pre-1700 facillie, pre-1700 facilly. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: facile adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < facile adj. + -ly suffix². Compare Middle French facillement easily (c1450; French facilement). 1. With little exertion or difficulty; without effort or restraint; easily. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > [adverb] lighteOE eathOE eathlyc1000 wellc1325 easilyc1384 easy1400 mackly1440 of light?c1450 facilely1490 facile1524 handsomely1538 eaths1594 simply1681 unproblematically1771 slick1825 1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos xxi. 77 That thenne shalle permytte hym facely & lightly for to do his vyage safly. c1565 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1728) 60 Now let us see how facilly this matter..may be brought to pass. 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. viii. 494/1 Cloyster-men..might more facilly bee swayed to bend. 1677 Lady Chaworth in 12th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1890) App. v. 39 He might facilier do itt the second time in the way the House had ordered it. 1798 tr. L. F. L. de Lignac Physical View Man & Woman I. vii. 321 Relaxation and effeminacy of the flesh, and a gross bulkiness, that so facilely causes sterility. 1835 Fraser's Mag. 12 267 The..principle, upon which the whole formerly so facilely moved, is destroyed. 1880 Appleton's Jrnl. July 39/1 Those..things which are facilely shown by painting are most difficult in the more solid and less subtile materials of sculpture. 1933 Mod. Psychologist Nov. 257/2 He is a precise man... He loves exactitude in details. He writes facilely and well. And though he wields a fluent pen, he is not a ‘popularizer’. 1965 French Rev. 38 398 The bright students..move facilely from simple verb forms to a variety of contexts. 2001 Slavic & E. European Jrnl. 45 424 Omer's wife's marital dishonesty, for which he kills her, is something he himself facilely lies about. †2. Affably, courteously, graciously. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [adverb] > with agreeable manner > affably > in easy manner facilely1528 unembarrassedly1873 1528 E. Foxe in N. Pocock Rec. Reformation (1870) I. liii. 142 His holiness very promptly and facily had condescended unto the granting thereof. 1550 Earl of Northumberland Let. 23 July in T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. (1655) 403 (modernized text) That your Grace may facilely condescend thereunto. 3. In a superficial or oversimplifying manner; too readily; thoughtlessly, glibly. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [adverb] > carelessly or thoughtlessly lightlyOE inconsideratelyc1460 unconsiderately1570 inconsiderablya1646 incogitantly1648 thoughtlessly1706 uncannily1825 facilely1845 uncalculatingly1852 1845 New Englander (New Haven, Connecticut) Oct. 557/2 A main reason why our Unitarian friends slide so facilely under the sway of diocesan bishops. 1864 Spectator 25 June 740 He facilely concludes that some male animals have teats, others not. 1872 Daily News 28 Feb. The cheers..were no empty breath of a populace facilely beguiled by the lust of the eye. 1929 Jrnl. Parasitol. 15 298 Bacteria are not the primitive simple organisms so facilely taught some thirty years ago. 1977 J. Hoopes Van Wick Brooks Preface p. xi The danger there is the temptation..to facilely turn much that is ambiguous in American history to good account. 2007 Indian Express (Nexis) 25 Sept. The speakers could very easily, if a trifle facilely, be divided into two camps. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1490
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