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easily

[ ee-zuh-lee, eez-lee ]

adverb

  1. in an easy manner; with ease; without trouble:

    The traffic moved along easily.

  2. beyond question; by far:

    easily the best.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  3. likely; well:

    He may easily change his mind.



easily

/ ˈːɪɪ /

adverb

  1. with ease; without difficulty or exertion
  2. by far; beyond question; undoubtedly

    he is easily the best in the contest

  3. probably; almost certainly

    he may easily come first

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage

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Other Word Forms

  • v·𲹲i· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of easily1

First recorded in 1250–1300, easily is from the Middle English word esily. See easy, -ly
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Idioms and Phrases

see breathe easy (easily) ; easier (more easily) said than done .
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Example Sentences

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The polymetallic nodules where the minerals are found take millions of years to form and therefore cannot easily be replaced.

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That franchise has gone 54 consecutive years without taking a quarterback in the first round, easily an NFL record.

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Sheena Gough is 89 years old but she can easily lift her leg on to a ballet barre to demonstrate elegant dance moves to her class.

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One of his last acts as pope was to visit a jail and stand with the easily despised and the readily left out.

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The artificiality of Vanderpump’s makeshift empire is most easily spotted in “Vanderpump Villa,” a show made of popsicle sticks and glue.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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