easily
UK /ˈiː.zɪ.li/ · US /ˈi.zɪ.li/ adverb
Forms easilier easiliest
- adverb Comfortably, without discomfort or anxiety.
- adverb Without difficulty. “Individuals without a family network are easily controlled.”
- adverb (colloquial, not comparable) Absolutely, without question. “This is easily the best meal I have eaten.”
- adverb More quickly or likely than is usual or expected. “not easily offended”
Synonyms
Etymology
From Middle English esiliche, equivalent to easy + -ly.
Webster’s 1913
- adverb With ease; without difficulty or much effort; as, this task may be easily performed; that event might have been easily foreseen.
- adverb Without pain, anxiety, or disturbance; as, to pass life well and easily. Sir W. Temple.
Etymology [From Easy.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “easily”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details