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readily

readily

163 2.3
Without trouble or delay
  • adverb
  • /ˈrɛdɪli/
translation icon : fácilmente
  • The instructions were written clearly, so I could follow them readily.
  • readily available
  • more readily
  • readily apparent

Since it comes in digitally, it can readily be used for AI.

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Examples

  • I thought so myself, but here, people seemed to have accepted him quite readily.

  • Now luckily we had readily available staff willing to return.

  • I think I would accept that more readily from the horse's mouth.

  • You come to the point very readily.

  • Access to articles and publications is also more readily available to members.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Sue creates planning sheets and reports mainly for herself, but shares them readily with others.

    Academic text (2011)
  • By 1558, this literature was readily available as a source of new ideas in art and literature.

    Academic text (2011)
  • If the court will just bear with me, permit me a few more questions, you'll readily see the relevance.

  • Each level of attainment in the educational pathway prepares students to readily engage in the next level.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Broad investigations driven by resource objectives may not be conclusive or may not readily inform water management decisions.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

quickly
vsreadily
1.0

At a fast speed or without delay

adds the idea of being easy as well as fast
immediately
vsreadily
1.0

At once without waiting

also suggests it is easy as well as instant rather than instant only
easily
vsreadily
1.0

Without much effort

also emphasizes speed as well as lack of difficulty
right away
vsreadily
960 1.0

Without any delay

also means it happens easily as well as immediately
rapidly
vsreadily
446 1.4

In a very short time

also implies lack of difficulty as well as pure speed
instantly
vsreadily
330 1.0

Right away without any delay

also implies it is easy as well as immediate rather than only immediate
quick
vsreadily
  • Informal
130 1.0

Happening or done without any delay

is also about being easy as well as fast, not only informal
promptly
vsreadily
98 2.1

Without delay or at the planned time

also covers being easy as well as timely rather than timing only
swiftly
vsreadily
84 1.0

Quickly and smoothly

is about ease plus speed rather than smooth motion alone
effortlessly
vsreadily
30 3.1

To do something without needing to try

focuses on being quick as well as having no effort
handily
vsreadily
18 3.0

In an easy way without trouble

is more about both speed and ease rather than convenience only
expeditiously
vsreadily
11 7.3

In a quick and efficient way

is more general, stressing ease and speed rather than efficiency
straightaway
vsreadily
7 3.2

Without delay after something happens

also conveys ease as well as immediacy, not only immediacy
speedily
vsreadily
6 2.4

To act quickly without delay

also includes being easy, not only acting fast
in a snap
vsreadily
  • Informal
3 3.0

It happens very quickly with little effort

is both quick and easy rather than only very fast
in a breeze
vsreadily
  • Informal
1 3.0

People do it very easily with little effort

is both quick and easy rather than only easy

Antonyms

1.0

At a low speed without hurrying

80 3.7

In a way that shows you do not want to do something

How Willing

eagerly
67 1.3
willingly
119 1.9
readily
163 2.3
hesitantly
14 3.2
reluctantly
80 3.7

Surface Forms

readily positive
readier comparative
readiest superlative

Morphology

readily = ready (transparent) = ready + ly

The adverb is formed by the regular addition of '-ly' to the adjective 'ready', giving an adverbial meaning that learners can derive.

Etymology

Readily comes from ready + -ly. Ready means 'prepared', so readily means you can do something 'without difficulty' or quickly.