readily
adverb
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Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛdɪli/
adv
Etymology: From Middle English redily, rediliche. By surface analysis, read(i) + -ly.
- Without unwillingness or hesitation; showing readiness.
“The suspect readily answered all questions the police officers asked him.”
- Without impediment, easily.
“readily available; readily achievable”
“Cantharidin, although readily decomposed by chemical agents, is so permanent in the body that it has been detected in the corpse of a cat eighty-four days after death.”