[syn: well, easily]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Easily \Eas"i*ly\, adv. [From Easy.]
1. With ease; without difficulty or much effort; as, this
task may be easily performed; that event might have been
easily foreseen.
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2. Without pain, anxiety, or disturbance; as, to pass life
well and easily. --Sir W. Temple.
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3. Readily; without reluctance; willingly.
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Not soon provoked, she easily forgives. --Prior.
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4. Smoothly; quietly; gently; gracefully; without ?umult or
discord.
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5. Without shaking or jolting; commodiously; as, a carriage
moves easily.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
easily
adv 1: with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for
`easily'); "she was easily excited"; "was easily
confused"; "he won easily"; "this china breaks very
easily"; "success came too easy" [syn: easily, easy]
2: without question; "easily the best book she's written"
3: indicating high probability; in all likelihood; "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" [syn: well, easily]