easily
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
How often you will meet it
Rank 834 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 21,831 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.010% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adverb
- with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”) also: easy she was easily excitedwas easily confused
- without question easily the best book she's written
- indicating high probability; in all likelihood also: well I might well do ita mistake that could easily have ended in disaster
easily in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Easily, fluently, he discoursed of triumphs won at home, abroad.
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1
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They had agreed to come together, expecting thus to intimidate me more easily.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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The youth did so, and found that in this way he could easily move forwards.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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Nowadays young people understand quite well what it means to make one’s way easily and advantageously.
Cornelli · Johanna Spyri · Chapter 1
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This is the half of the truth that the translators who use verse cannot easily tell.
The Odyssey of Homer · 751? BCE-651? BCE Homer · Chapter 1