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.

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1. readily

   Readily is an adverb that generally means without difficulty or delay; easily or immediately. It can also imply willingness or eagerness to do something.

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

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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. Hank Johnson:

   I'd like to know who this competition is, it's not readily apparent.

2. Brian Johnson:

   You have lifelong patients who aren't going to follow your rules and they don't get better nor do they go away, at the end of the day, intravenous drugs are provided more readily than they were before.

3. The DEA official:

   This, on top of the smuggled precursors, readily supplies meth production.

4. Boko Haram:

   The major challenge that the Nigerian army faced was that Dikwa served as forward base for Boko Haram and was readily being supplied with resources and combatants from Boko Haram positions along the Nigeria-Cameroon border.

5. Alp Toker:

   What weve seen is that when social media is shut down, it creates a vacuum of information thats readily exploited by other parties, it can add to the sense of fear and can cause panic.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=readily
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Readily
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=readily
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/readily