easily

Everyday

1. Easily means without difficulty: «She solved it easily». tree →
2. Easily means very quickly or very likely: «Glass breaks easily». tree →
3. Easily can mean clearly, without doubt: «It is easily the best cake». tree →

In the lessons

In science, «breaks easily», «melts easily», «dissolves easily» describe materials. In safety, «catches fire easily» (flammable) and «tips over easily» are warnings. In maths, «you can easily check by adding» suggests a simple method. Phrases: «easily the best», «could easily», «gets upset easily».

Examples

• I can easily reach the top shelf. tree →
• Paper tears easily. tree →
• Dry leaves catch fire easily. tree →
• She won the race easily. tree →
• Puppies get tired easily. tree →
• This is easily the biggest pumpkin I've seen. tree →
• You can easily check the answer by adding. tree →
• He gets upset easily, so be kind. tree →
• I know how easily accidents happen. tree →

Note

From «easy» + «-ly»: the y changes to i. Comparison: more easily, most easily. Opposite: with difficulty. Do not write «easyly».

In Jewish tradition

In science, «breaks easily», «melts easily», «dissolves easily» describe materials. In safety, «catches fire easily» (flammable) and «tips over easily» are warnings. In maths, «you can easily check by adding» suggests a simple method. Phrases: «easily the best», «could easily», «gets upset easily».

Examples

• And Abimelech said: 'What is this thou hast done unto us? one of the people might easily have lain with thy wife, and thou wouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.' (Torah GEN.26.10, JPS 1917) tree →
• 44) This whole paragraph is an interpolation of an unknown hand, as it can be easily proved. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →

Note

From «easy» + «-ly»: the y changes to i. Comparison: more easily, most easily. Opposite: with difficulty. Do not write «easyly».