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- [ee-zuh-lee, eez-lee]
- /ˈi zə li, ˈiz li/
- /ˈiːzəli/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ee-zuh-lee, eez-lee]
- /ˈi zə li, ˈiz li/
Definitions of easily word
- adverb easily in an easy manner; with ease; without trouble: The traffic moved along easily. 1
- adverb easily beyond question; by far: easily the best. 1
- adverb easily likely; well: He may easily change his mind. 1
- noun easily Without difficulty or effort. 1
- adverb easily without trouble 1
- adverb easily without doubt 1
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Origin of easily
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
First recorded in 1250-1300, easily is from the Middle English word esily. See easy, -ly
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Parts of speech for Easily
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
easily popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
easily usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for easily
adv easily
- regularly — at regular times or intervals.
- handily — skillfully; dexterously; expertly: to manage a boat handily.
- smoothly — free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough: smooth wood; a smooth road.
- freely — in a free manner.
- well — in a good or satisfactory manner: Business is going well.
adverb easily
- straightforward — going or directed straight ahead: a straightforward gaze.
- without doubt — to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.
- by a long shot — People sometimes use the expression by a long shot to emphasize the opinion they are giving.
Antonyms for easily
adv easily
- difficultly — not easily or readily done; requiring much labor, skill, or planning to be performed successfully; hard: a difficult job.
- insufficiently — not sufficient; lacking in what is necessary or required: an insufficient answer.
- questionably — of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
- dubitable — open to doubt; doubtful; uncertain.
- doubtfully — of uncertain outcome or result.
adverb easily
- dubitably — Defn en.
adjective easily
- hurried — moving or working rapidly, especially forced or required to hurry, as a person.
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