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| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Exhibiting or possessing skill and ease in performance: adroit, clever, deft, dexterous, handy, nimble, slick. See ABILITY. 2. Posing no difficulty: easy, effortless, simple, smooth. Informal : snap. Idioms: easy as ABC, easy as falling off a log, easy as one-two-three, easy as pie, like taking candy from a baby, nothing to it. See EASY. 3. Characterized by ready but often insincere or superficial discourse: glib, slick, smooth-tongued. See SURFACE, WORDS. 4. Moving or performing quickly, lightly, and easily: agile, brisk, nimble, quick, spry. See ABILITY.
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