easily

  • 1Easily — 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

  • 2easily — [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] …

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  • 3easily — [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… …

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  • 4easily — index readily Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 5easily — late 13c., aisieliche, from EASY (Cf. easy) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) …

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  • 6easily — ► ADVERB 1) without difficulty or effort. 2) without doubt. 3) very probably …

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  • 7easily — 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

  • 8easily — 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

  • 9easily */*/*/ — 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… …

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  • 10easily — / 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