Meaning
Easy; contemptibly easy.
Etymology
Origin: Latin
Borrowed from Middle French facile, from Latin facilis (“easy to do, easy, doable”), from Latin facere (“to do, make”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to do, put”) Compare Spanish and Portuguese fácil (“easy”), Catalan fàcil, Romanian facil. First use appears c. 1484 in a translation by William Caxton.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 3 recorded puzzles: