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EASILY

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Dictionary entry overview: What does easily mean?

• EASILY (adverb)
The adverb EASILY has 3 senses:

1. with ease ('easy' is sometimes used informally for 'easily')
2. without question
3. indicating high probability; in all likelihood

Familiarity information: EASILY used as an adverb is uncommon.

Dictionary entry details

• EASILY (adverb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

With ease ('easy' is sometimes used informally for 'easily')

Synonyms:

easily; easy

Context examples:

she was easily excited / was easily confused / he won easily / this china breaks very easily / success came too easy

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)

Pertainym:

easy (posing no difficulty; requiring little effort)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Without question

Context example:

easily the best book she's written

Sense 3

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Meaning:

Indicating high probability; in all likelihood

Synonyms:

easily; well

Context examples:

I might well do it / a mistake that could easily have ended in disaster / you may well need your umbrella / he could equally well be trying to deceive us

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