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Easily — Eas i*ly, adv. [From {Easy}.] 1. With ease; without difficulty or much effort; as, this task may be easily performed; that event might have been easily foreseen. [1913 Webster] 2. Without pain, anxiety, or disturbance; as, to pass life well and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
easily — [ē′zə lē] adv. [ME esili] 1. in an easy manner; with little or no difficulty, discomfort, awkwardness, etc. 2. without a doubt; by far [easily the best of the lot] 3. very likely [it may easily snow again before spring] … English World dictionary
easily — [adv1] without difficulty calmly, comfortably, competently, conveniently, coolly, dexterously, efficiently, effortlessly, evenly, facilely, fluently, freely, handily, hand over fist*, hands down*, just like that*, lightly, like nothing*, no… … New thesaurus
easily — index readily Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
easily — late 13c., aisieliche, from EASY (Cf. easy) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) … Etymology dictionary
easily — ► ADVERB 1) without difficulty or effort. 2) without doubt. 3) very probably … English terms dictionary
easily — eas|i|ly W1S1 [ˈi:zıli] adv 1.) without problems or difficulties ▪ They won quite easily. ▪ We found the house easily enough . easily accessible/available etc ▪ The castle is easily accessible by road. easily understood/identified etc ▪ It s… … Dictionary of contemporary English
easily — eas|i|ly [ izəli ] adverb *** ▸ 1 without difficulty ▸ 2 for saying something is likely ▸ 3 definitely ▸ 4 more often than usual ▸ 5 in confident/relaxed way ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) without difficulty or effort: I could easily manage without a car. You… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
easily */*/*/ — UK [ˈiːzɪlɪ] / US [ˈɪzəlɪ] adverb 1) without difficulty or effort I could easily manage without a car. To her surprise the key turned easily in the lock. You could easily get there in a day. I don t think she s easily impressed. 2) used for… … English dictionary
easily — / i:zili/ adverb 1 without problems or difficulties: This recipe can be made quickly and easily. | I ll be able to finish that easily by tonight. 2 easily the best/biggest/most stupid etc definitely the best etc: She is easily the most… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
easily — [[t]i͟ːzɪli[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADV GRADED: usu ADV before v, also ADV n/adj (emphasis) You use easily to emphasize that something is very likely to happen, or is very likely to be true. It could easily be another year before the economy starts to show… … English dictionary
