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easily
[ ee-zuh-lee, eez-lee ]
adverb
- in an easy manner; with ease; without trouble:
The traffic moved along easily.
- beyond question; by far:
easily the best.
Synonyms: , , ,
- likely; well:
He may easily change his mind.
easily
/ ˈːɪɪ /
adverb
- with ease; without difficulty or exertion
- by far; beyond question; undoubtedly
he is easily the best in the contest
- probably; almost certainly
he may easily come first
Usage
Other Word Forms
- v·i· adverb
Word History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
see breathe easy (easily) ; easier (more easily) said than done .Example Sentences
The polymetallic nodules where the minerals are found take millions of years to form and therefore cannot easily be replaced.
That franchise has gone 54 consecutive years without taking a quarterback in the first round, easily an NFL record.
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.
One of his last acts as pope was to visit a jail and stand with the easily despised and the readily left out.
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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