readily
without much difficulty
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,897 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 5,680 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
adverb
- without much difficulty these snakes can be identified readily
- in a punctual manner also: promptly, pronto he did his homework promptly
readily 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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Having once tasted the cup of facile pleasures, he yielded readily to its intoxication.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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The ship's clerks readily led the way to apartments which had been secured in advance.
The Purchase Price · Emerson Hough · Chapter 1
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More readily than Varney had anticipated, and with fierce exultation, she fell into his horrible schemes.
Lucretia — Volume 06 · Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton · Chapter 1
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It was a new game, and she played it as readily as any other he might have proposed.
The Soul of a Child · Edwin Björkman · Chapter 1
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This was readily granted, and the two lived in peace and happiness to the end of their lives.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1