Readily
/ˈɹɛdɪli/ adv
adv ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adverb
- 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"
Adverb
- 1 in a punctual manner wordnet
- 2 without much difficulty wordnet
Example
More examples"People will accept your idea much more readily if you tell them Benjamin Franklin said it first."
Etymology
From Middle English redily, rediliche. By surface analysis, read(i) + -ly.