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easily

ea·sily

UK/ˈiː.zɪ.li/ US/ˈiːz.li/ common

adverb

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”
Synonyms
2.

without question

  • “easily the best book she”
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”
Synonyms

Origin

From Middle English esiliche, equivalent to easy + -ly.

Phrases

  • a fool and his money are easily parted

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