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readily

[ red-l-ee ]

/ ˈrɛd l i /

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adverb

promptly; quickly; easily: The information is readily available.

in a ready manner; willingly: He readily agreed to help us.

Origin of readily

First recorded in 1275–1325, readily is from the Middle English word redily. See ready, -ly

SYNONYMS FOR readily

2 freely, graciously, ungrudgingly.

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OTHER WORDS FROM readily

o·ver·read·i·ly, adverb

Words nearby readily

readdress, reade, reader, readership, readies, readily, readiness, reading, reading chair, reading desk, reading group

Example sentences from the Web for readily

All of us can readily conjure up horror scenarios by the isolated person acting badly.

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Yes, Mailer was, as he readily admitted, something of a spoiled Jewish boy.

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In some cases, an ideologically-motivated education is readily available for girls, just not an open, western pluralistic model.

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Allah seems unlikely to enter into a “personal” relationship with Muslims, who readily submit to the divine will.

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Many of his observations are readily recognizable to a reader of Darwin.

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Much additional evidence could readily be given to illustrate this prehistoric origin.

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The Indians were comparatively quiet, and he readily obtained a leave of absence.

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The details of arrangements will readily suggest themselves.

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They readily recognised each other, as having been members of the same gambling fraternity in the south and west.

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The brokers are, in fact, becoming bankers, and payments of all kinds are readily made in scrip.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. |Various

British Dictionary definitions for readily

readily

/ (ˈrɛdɪlɪ) /

adverb

promptly; eagerly; willingly

without difficulty or delay; easily or quickly