US /ˈɹɛdɪli/
adv Freq #19538

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    Easily; without difficulty.

    These snakes can be identified readily.

  2. 2
    adv

    Willingly; without hesitation.

    The suspect readily answered all the questions.

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Synonyms
1 adv · easily; without difficulty. easily
2 adv · willingly; without hesitation. promptly

Etymology

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

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