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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

READILY, adv. red'ily. [See Ready.]
1. Quickly; promptly; easily. I readily perceive the distinction you make.
2. Cheerfully; without delay or objection; without reluctance. He readily granted my request.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adv
1: without much difficulty; "these snakes can be identified readily"
2: in a punctual manner; "he did his homework promptly" [syn: promptly, readily, pronto]

Merriam Webster's

adverb Date: 14th century in a ready manner: as a. without hesitating ; willingly <readily accepted advice> b. without much difficulty ; easily <for reasons that anyone could readily understand>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adv. 1 without showing reluctance; willingly. 2 without difficulty.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Readily Read"i*ly, adv. 1. In a ready manner; quickly; promptly. --Chaucer. 2. Without delay or objection; without reluctance; willingly; cheerfully. How readily we wish time spent revoked! --Cowper.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. If you do something readily, you do it in a way which shows that you are very willing to do it. I asked her if she would allow me to interview her, and she readily agreed... ADV: ADV with v 2. You also use readily to say that something can be done or obtained quickly and easily. For example, if you say that something can be readily understood, you mean that people can understand it quickly and easily. The components are readily available in hardware shops... = easily ADV: ADV adj, ADV with v

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

ad. 1. Quickly, promptly, easily. 2. Willingly, cheerfully.

Moby Thesaurus

agilely, agreeably, animatedly, anxiously, apace, ardently, at once, at short notice, avidly, breathlessly, charitably, cheerfully, de bonne volonte, eagerly, easily, effortlessly, enthusiastically, expeditiously, facilely, freely, gladly, graciously, hands down, happily, immediately, impatiently, in no time, instantaneously, instanter, instantly, keenly, lightly, like clockwork, like nothing, nimbly, no sweat, on easy terms, on short notice, promptly, pronto, quickly, right away, simply, smoothly, speedily, spryly, swiftly, swimmingly, ungrudgingly, vivaciously, well, willingly, with a will, with alacrity, with dispatch, with good will, with gusto, with open arms, with relish, with zest, without delay, without difficulty, zealously, zestfully