† redilyadv.

Forms: Middle English redili, Middle English redilich, Middle English rediliche, Middle English redilie, Middle English rediloker (comparative), Middle English redilokest (superlative), Middle English redily, Middle English redilyche, Middle English redyli, Middle English redyliche, Middle English redyly, Middle English redylye, Middle English redylyer (comparative), Middle English rydilich.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: redy adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < redy adj. (although this is first attested slightly later) + -ly suffix². Compare earlier redly adv.¹ Compare also redely adv. and the discussion at that entry.In early use not always easily distinguishable from readily adv.

Obsolete.

a. Clearly, openly.

ΚΠ

a1300 Serm. (Trin. Cambr.) in Bull. Mod. Humanities Res. Assoc. (1928) 2 105 (MED) Þou schalt sen al rediliche & al opinliche biforn al þe werld alle þe sinnis þat tu hast don ageines his forebode.

a1425 (?c1350) Ywain & Gawain (1964) l. 306 (MED) Bot understand now redyli, Olyve es þare lifand no ma Bot I þat durst omang þam ga.

a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll.) 816 Ryght so there cam by the holy vessell, the Sankegreall, wyth all maner of swetnesse and savoure, but they cowde nat se redyly who bare the vessell.

b. Precisely, accurately; certainly, truly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > [adverb]

trulyOE

boldlyc1175

sickerlyc1275

tristly1340

redelya1375

redilya1375

surelyc1380

tristilyc1380

certainc1384

faithfullyc1384

trustilyc1390

certainlya1400

trustlya1400

undoubtinglyc1400

absolutely?a1425

positivelyc1443

assuredly1508

traist1508

traistfully1508

crousea1525

constantlya1538

resolutely1540

suredly1551

trestly1568

cocksure1579

resolvedly1610

assurantly1619

emphatically1629

decretorily1660

convincedly1812

unmisgivingly1842

solid1937

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > freedom from error, correctness > exactness, accuracy, precision > [adverb]

rightlyeOE

righteOE

evenOE

evenlya1225

redlyc1275

justicelya1375

justilya1375

justlya1375

redilya1375

trulya1375

properlya1382

precisec1392

preciselyc1392

truec1392

straitlya1395

leala1400

arightc1405

by linec1420

justlyc1425

featlya1450

rule-righta1450

to the letter?1495

exquisitely1526

evenliklya1530

very1530

absolutely1538

jump1539

just1568

accurately1581

punctually1581

jumplya1586

arights1596

just so1601

plumb1601

compassly1606

nicelya1616

squarely1626

justa1631

adequately1632

mathematicallya1638

critically1655

exquisitively1660

just1665

pointedly1667

faithfully1690

correctlya1704

jus1801

jest1815

jes1851

neat1875

cleanly1883

on the nose1883

smack-dab1892

spot on1920

forensically1974

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > making certain, assurance > [adverb]

iwis?c1160

sickerlyc1175

wisc1175

wislyc1200

i-witterlic1275

sickerc1275

certc1300

hardilyc1300

hardlya1325

certain1330

tristilya1350

certainlya1375

redelya1375

redilya1375

surelyc1380

hand in handa1382

righta1393

assuredlya1400

surea1400

naturallyc1425

in certc1440

ascertainly1477

soverly1513

perqueer1568

really1604

assurelya1626

just1687

pos1710

besure1743

verdad1928

a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) 1692 (MED) Rediliche no better red be resun i ne knowe, þan to swiche a bold beste best to be disgised.

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1876) VI. 47 While ȝe ete flesche and drank water, ȝe helde forþ ȝoure purpos rediliche [v.r. redyly, ?a1475 anon. tr. truly; L. caute] inow.

c1400 (a1376) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Trin. Cambr. R.3.14) (1960) A. iv. 153 Ac, redily [v.r. redelyche], resoun, þou shalt not wende henne.

1469 J. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 549 I can not redyly tell yow what ye be endettyd for John Maryot, wher-for I send yow the copy of the byll of hys dettys.

a1500 (?a1475) Guy of Warwick (Cambr. Ff.2.38) 4973 (MED) He ys myn olde enemye, Y knowe hym wele redylye.

c1600 (?c1395) Pierce Ploughman's Crede (Trin. Cambr. R.3.15) (1873) 809 Þe þridde daye rediliche him-self ros fram deeþ.

2. Wisely, prudently; with skill or good judgement.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > wisdom, sagacity > [adverb]

wiselyc888

redlyeOE

spacklya1375

wittilya1375

prudentlya1382

redilyc1391

sagelya1400

sapiently1477

wise1487

wittingly1487

savourly1494

sageouslyc1500

ingeniously1548

judiciously1593

in his (or its, etc.) wisdom1852

c1391 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Huntington) vii. 3354* (MED) Who this tale redily Remembre..He mai the will of god beholde.

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. ii. x. 74 By hem God demeth and disposith rediliche [L. prudenter] alle þinges.

a1402 J. Trevisa tr. R. Fitzralph Defensio Curatorum (Harl.) (1925) 92 (MED) Þanne hit is nouȝt redilich but vnwiselich y-do to take on hond sich beggery.

a1450 ( tr. Vegetius De Re Militari (Douce) f. 8^v (MED) He conne also rediliche lede his diche aboute his strengþe.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	redily
释义	† redilyadv. Forms: Middle English redili, Middle English redilich, Middle English rediliche, Middle English redilie, Middle English rediloker (comparative), Middle English redilokest (superlative), Middle English redily, Middle English redilyche, Middle English redyli, Middle English redyliche, Middle English redyly, Middle English redylye, Middle English redylyer (comparative), Middle English rydilich. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: redy adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < redy adj. (although this is first attested slightly later) + -ly suffix². Compare earlier redly adv.¹ Compare also redely adv. and the discussion at that entry.In early use not always easily distinguishable from readily adv. Obsolete. 1. a. Clearly, openly. ΚΠ a1300 Serm. (Trin. Cambr.) in Bull. Mod. Humanities Res. Assoc. (1928) 2 105 (MED) Þou schalt sen al rediliche & al opinliche biforn al þe werld alle þe sinnis þat tu hast don ageines his forebode. a1425 (?c1350) Ywain & Gawain (1964) l. 306 (MED) Bot understand now redyli, Olyve es þare lifand no ma Bot I þat durst omang þam ga. a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll.) 816 Ryght so there cam by the holy vessell, the Sankegreall, wyth all maner of swetnesse and savoure, but they cowde nat se redyly who bare the vessell. b. Precisely, accurately; certainly, truly. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > [adverb] trulyOE boldlyc1175 sickerlyc1275 tristly1340 redelya1375 redilya1375 surelyc1380 tristilyc1380 certainc1384 faithfullyc1384 trustilyc1390 certainlya1400 trustlya1400 undoubtinglyc1400 absolutely?a1425 positivelyc1443 assuredly1508 traist1508 traistfully1508 crousea1525 constantlya1538 resolutely1540 suredly1551 trestly1568 cocksure1579 resolvedly1610 assurantly1619 emphatically1629 decretorily1660 convincedly1812 unmisgivingly1842 solid1937 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > freedom from error, correctness > exactness, accuracy, precision > [adverb] rightlyeOE righteOE evenOE evenlya1225 redlyc1275 justicelya1375 justilya1375 justlya1375 redilya1375 trulya1375 properlya1382 precisec1392 preciselyc1392 truec1392 straitlya1395 leala1400 arightc1405 by linec1420 justlyc1425 featlya1450 rule-righta1450 to the letter?1495 exquisitely1526 evenliklya1530 very1530 absolutely1538 jump1539 just1568 accurately1581 punctually1581 jumplya1586 arights1596 just so1601 plumb1601 compassly1606 nicelya1616 squarely1626 justa1631 adequately1632 mathematicallya1638 critically1655 exquisitively1660 just1665 pointedly1667 faithfully1690 correctlya1704 jus1801 jest1815 jes1851 neat1875 cleanly1883 on the nose1883 smack-dab1892 spot on1920 forensically1974 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > making certain, assurance > [adverb] iwis?c1160 sickerlyc1175 wisc1175 wislyc1200 i-witterlic1275 sickerc1275 certc1300 hardilyc1300 hardlya1325 certain1330 tristilya1350 certainlya1375 redelya1375 redilya1375 surelyc1380 hand in handa1382 righta1393 assuredlya1400 surea1400 naturallyc1425 in certc1440 ascertainly1477 soverly1513 perqueer1568 really1604 assurelya1626 just1687 pos1710 besure1743 verdad1928 a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) 1692 (MED) Rediliche no better red be resun i ne knowe, þan to swiche a bold beste best to be disgised. a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1876) VI. 47 While ȝe ete flesche and drank water, ȝe helde forþ ȝoure purpos rediliche [v.r. redyly, ?a1475 anon. tr. truly; L. caute] inow. c1400 (a1376) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Trin. Cambr. R.3.14) (1960) A. iv. 153 Ac, redily [v.r. redelyche], resoun, þou shalt not wende henne. 1469 J. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 549 I can not redyly tell yow what ye be endettyd for John Maryot, wher-for I send yow the copy of the byll of hys dettys. a1500 (?a1475) Guy of Warwick (Cambr. Ff.2.38) 4973 (MED) He ys myn olde enemye, Y knowe hym wele redylye. c1600 (?c1395) Pierce Ploughman's Crede (Trin. Cambr. R.3.15) (1873) 809 Þe þridde daye rediliche him-self ros fram deeþ. 2. Wisely, prudently; with skill or good judgement. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > wisdom, sagacity > [adverb] wiselyc888 redlyeOE spacklya1375 wittilya1375 prudentlya1382 redilyc1391 sagelya1400 sapiently1477 wise1487 wittingly1487 savourly1494 sageouslyc1500 ingeniously1548 judiciously1593 in his (or its, etc.) wisdom1852 c1391 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Huntington) vii. 3354* (MED) Who this tale redily Remembre..He mai the will of god beholde. a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. ii. x. 74 By hem God demeth and disposith rediliche [L. prudenter] alle þinges. a1402 J. Trevisa tr. R. Fitzralph Defensio Curatorum (Harl.) (1925) 92 (MED) Þanne hit is nouȝt redilich but vnwiselich y-do to take on hond sich beggery. a1450 ( tr. Vegetius De Re Militari (Douce) f. 8^v (MED) He conne also rediliche lede his diche aboute his strengþe. 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