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readily

/ˈɹɛdɪli/ adverb

adverb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about readily at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Without much difficulty.
    these snakes can be identified readily
  2. In a punctual manner.
    he did his homework promptly

Origin

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

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