adv ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adverb

1. 1
   Without unwillingness or hesitation; showing readiness.

   "The suspect readily answered all questions the police officers asked him."

2. 2
   Without impediment, easily.

   "readily available; readily achievable"

Adverb

1. 1
   in a punctual manner wordnet
2. 2
   without much difficulty wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

promptlyagilelyagreeablyanimatedlyanxiouslyapace

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.

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