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EASILY
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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Indicating high probability; in all likelihood
Example:
he could equally well be trying to deceive us
Synonyms:
easily; well
Classified under:
Sense 2
Meaning:
Without question
Example:
easily the best book she's written
Classified under:
Sense 3
Meaning:
With ease ('easy' is sometimes used informally for 'easily')
Example:
success came too easy
Synonyms:
easily; easy
Classified under:
Adverbs
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
Pertainym:
easy (posing no difficulty; requiring little effort)
Context examples:
Buck learned easily, and under the combined tuition of his two mates and François made remarkable progress.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
It was soft, and bled easily.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
I found I could pull back the bolts easily enough and unhook the great chains; but the door was locked, and the key was gone!
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
I called to her, and the mast moved easily and accurately.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
To her surprise the body rose easily, and she knew Hans had relented and was helping her.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
The advance represents a safe, easily implemented way to prevent the return of a fearful memory.
(How Our Memory Works, NIH, US)
Using a blood test, PKU can easily be found in newborns, and treatment is a diet low in phenylalanine.
(Phenylketonuria, NCI Dictionary)
A serious bacterial infection of the lungs and breathing tubes that spreads easily.
(Pertussis, NCI Dictionary)
Proteins produced by the hepatocytes are transferred to the blood via the perisinusoidal space as blood fluids easily move through the epithelium and microvilli.
(Perisinusoidal Space, NCI Thesaurus)
Infectious pink eye can easily spread from one person to another.
(Pinkeye, NIH: National Eye Institute)
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