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readily

adverb

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Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛdɪli/

adv

Etymology: From Middle English redily, rediliche. By surface analysis, read(i) + -ly.

  1. Without unwillingness or hesitation; showing readiness.

    The suspect readily answered all questions the police officers asked him.

  2. Without impediment, easily.

    readily available; readily achievable

    Cantharidin, although readily decomposed by chemical agents, is so permanent in the body that it has been detected in the corpse of a cat eighty-four days after death.