easily

Words with a similar base: easily

'easily'

[easily.r.01] as in: with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily')

Examples:
she was easily excited
was easily confused
he won easily
this china breaks very easily
success came too easy

'easily'

[easily.r.02] as in: without question

Examples:
easily the best book she's written

'easily'

[well.r.03] as in: indicating high probability; in all likelihood

Examples:
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

Origins

					easily (English)
├── -ly (English)
│   ├── -lice (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   └── -ly (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── easy (English)
    └── esy (Middle English (1100-1500))

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