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Easily definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

E'ASILY, adv. [from easy.] Without difficulty or great labor; without great exertion, or sacrifice of labor or expense, as, this task may be easily performed; that event might have been easily foreseen.
1. Without pain, anxiety or disturbance; in tranquillity; as, to pass life well and easily.
2. Readily; without the pain of reluctance.
Not soon provoked, she easily forgives.
3. Smoothly; quietly; gently; without tumult or discord.
4. Without violent shaking or jolting; as, a carriage moves easily.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adv
1: with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily'); "she was easily excited"; "was easily confused"; "he won easily"; "this china breaks very easily"; "success came too easy" [syn: easily, easy]
2: without question; "easily the best book she's written"
3: indicating high probability; in all likelihood; "I might well do it"; "a mistake that could easily have ended in disaster"; "you may well need your umbrella"; "he could equally well be trying to deceive us" [syn: well, easily]

Merriam Webster's

adverb Date: 13th century 1. in an easy manner ; without difficulty <won easily> 2. a. without question ; by far <was easily the best meal I've ever had> b. at the minimum ; at least <costs easily twice as much> 3. well 10b <it could easily have been me>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adv. 1 without difficulty. 2 by far (easily the best). 3 very probably (it could easily snow).

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. 2. Without pain, anxiety, or disturbance; as, to pass life well and easily. --Sir W. Temple. 3. Readily; without reluctance; willingly. Not soon provoked, she easily forgives. --Prior.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. 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 some improvement. ADV: usu ADV before v, also ADV n/adj [emphasis] 2. You use easily to say that something happens more quickly or more often than is usual or normal. He had always cried very easily... ADV: ADV after v 3. see also easy

Moby Thesaurus

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