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adverb promptly; quickly; easily: The information is readily available.
in a ready manner; willingly: He readily agreed to help us.
Origin of readily First recorded in 1275–1325, readily is from the Middle English word redily. See ready, -ly
SYNONYMS FOR readily 2 freely, graciously, ungrudgingly.
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OTHER WORDS FROM readily o·ver·read·i·ly, adverb Words nearby readily readdress, Reade, reader, readership, readies, readily , read in, readiness, reading, reading chair, reading desk
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Example sentences from the Web for readily All of us can readily conjure up horror scenarios by the isolated person acting badly.
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Yes, Mailer was, as he readily admitted, something of a spoiled Jewish boy.
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In some cases, an ideologically-motivated education is readily available for girls, just not an open, western pluralistic model.
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Allah seems unlikely to enter into a “personal” relationship with Muslims, who readily submit to the divine will.
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Many of his observations are readily recognizable to a reader of Darwin.
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Much additional evidence could readily be given to illustrate this prehistoric origin.
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The Indians were comparatively quiet, and he readily obtained a leave of absence.
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The details of arrangements will readily suggest themselves.
The Philosophy of Teaching | Nathaniel Sands
They readily recognised each other, as having been members of the same gambling fraternity in the south and west.
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The brokers are, in fact, becoming bankers, and payments of all kinds are readily made in scrip.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. | Various
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British Dictionary definitions for readily adverb promptly; eagerly; willingly
without difficulty or delay; easily or quickly
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Words related to readily willingly, easily, freely, eagerly, promptly, gladly, immediately, cheerfully, hands down, lightly, piece of cake, right away, smoothly, speedily, swimmingly, well, at once, at the drop of a hat, facilely, in no time