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readily

  • adverb
  • /ˈɹɛdɪli/

Without unwillingness or hesitation; showing readiness.

Example

“The suspect readily answered all questions the police officers asked him.”

Other meanings

  1. Without impediment, easily.

    “readily available;  readily achievable”

Word history

From Middle English "redily".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “readily” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.