Definitions for readily
ˈrɛd l iread·i·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. readilyadverb

   without much difficulty

   "these snakes can be identified readily"

2. promptly, readily, prontoadverb

   in a punctual manner

   "he did his homework promptly"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. readilyadverb

   Without unwillingness or hesitation; showing readiness.

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

2. readilyadverb

   Without impediment, easily.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Readilyadverb

   Expeditely; with little hinderance or delay.

   Etymology: from ready.

   My tongue obey’d, and readily could name
   Whate’er I saw. John Milton.

   Those very things, which are declined as impossible, are readily practicable in a case of extreme necessity. South.

   I readily grant, that one truth cannot contradict another. John Locke.

   Every one sometime or other dreams that he is reading papers, in which case the invention prompts so readily, that the mind is imposed upon. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 487.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Readilyadverb

   in a ready manner; quickly; promptly

2. Readilyadverb

   without delay or objection; without reluctance; willingly; cheerfully

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'readily' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3418

2. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'readily' in Adverbs Frequency: #253

How to pronounce readily?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

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   Australian

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   Indian

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Tessa

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How to say readily in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of readily in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of readily in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of readily in a Sentence

1. Susan Rice:

   I don't think anybody expects a single outcome that all of a sudden readily resolves all these difficult issues, we're looking to try to use these venues to make incremental progress toward the objective that we all seek.

2. Proverb:

   The swindler readily cheats the covetous man. #StockMarket

3. Konstantina Stankovic:

   Initially this was because routine testing was not readily available for patients who were diagnosed with [COVID-19], and also, when patients were having more life-threatening complications, they weren’t paying much attention to whether their hearing was reduced or whether they had tinnitus.

4. Kristen Sorensen:

   When I used HAL, there were people who came from all over the country to use the equipment, i would like this kind of technology to be more readily available.

5. Frank Herbert, Dune:

   Peace for any prolonged period of time is impossible. Humans have a natural thirst for chaos and war is the most readily available form of chaos.

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