readily
adverb (readily)
Everyday
- Readily means quickly and willingly, without fuss. tree →
- Readily means easily, without difficulty: readily available. tree →
In the lessons
In science texts: "Salt dissolves readily in water". In everyday life: "The shop readily gave a refund". In formal texts and exams it is a stiffer word for "easily" or "gladly". Phrases: readily available, readily agreed, readily accept.
Examples
- Sugar dissolves readily in warm water. tree →
- She readily agreed to help. tree →
- Fresh water is not readily available in the desert. tree →
- Dry paper burns readily. tree →
- The teacher readily answered our questions. tree →
- These parts are readily found in any hardware shop. tree →
- Iron rusts readily in damp air. tree →
- He readily admitted he had broken the vase. tree →
- The Editor thinks that children will readily forgive him for publishing another Fairy Book. tree →
Note
Comes from "ready" (y changes to i + ly). Formal-ish. Pronounced RED-i-lee. Similar: easily, willingly, quickly.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «readily» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «readily» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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