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readily

  • /ˈɹɛdɪli/

Where it comes from

From Middle English redily, rediliche. By surface analysis, read(i) + -ly.

adverb readilier · more readily · readiliest · most readily

  1. Without unwillingness or hesitation; showing readiness. The suspect readily answered all questions the police officers asked him.
  2. Without impediment, easily. readily available; readily achievable

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: conveniently, fast, handily, well, timely, efficiently, outright, clearly, effectively, feasibly, voluntarily, accessible, willingly, directly, perfectly, likely

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adv showing readiness

Españolfácilmente, en seguida, pronto
한국어기꺼이 gikkeoi
中文積極的 /积极的
Portuguêsprontamente
Françaisfacilement, volontiers
Deutschbereitwillig
Ελληνικάπρόθυμα próthyma, οικειοθελώς oikeiothelós
Русскийохо́тно oxótno

adv easily

한국어손쉽게 sonswipge
中文容易的
Françaisaisément
Deutschohne Schwierigkeiten, problemlos
Ελληνικάεύκολα éfkola

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@misc{readily_2026,
  title = {readily},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/readily},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}