readily

American  

[red-l-ee] / ˈrɛd l i /

adverb

1. promptly; quickly; easily.

   The information is readily available.

2. in a ready manner; willingly.

   He readily agreed to help us.

   Synonyms:

   ungrudgingly, graciously, freely

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ˈreadily British  

/ ˈrɛdɪlɪ /

adverb

1. promptly; eagerly; willingly

2. without difficulty or delay; easily or quickly

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Other Word Forms

• overreadily adverb

Etymology

Origin of readily

First recorded in 1275–1325, readily is from the Middle English word redily; ready, -ly

Example Sentences

But the details of what came before are readily available.

From Salon

And, in the short term, experts say, coal remains the most readily available fallback.

From BBC

They typically lend to medium-size companies that can’t readily access public debt markets.

From MarketWatch

Closed models are generally trained on huge amounts of publicly available data from the internet, but struggle when confronted with tasks where training data might be less readily available, Zaitsev said.

From The Wall Street Journal

This serves as further evidence that the antecedent of the Houthi movement respected the language of power, readily cooperating with those providing it, regardless of ideology.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• cheerfully
• eagerly
• easily
• freely
• gladly
• immediately
• promptly
• willingly