readily

1. 1.

   without much difficulty

   “these snakes can be identified readily”
2. 2.

   in a punctual manner

   “he did his homework promptly”

   Synonymspromptlypronto

Questions about readily

What does readily mean?

readily means "without much difficulty". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in readily?

readily has 3 syllables: read-i-ly. The stress falls on "read". In IPA it is /ˈɹɛdəli/.

What is another word for readily?

Close synonyms include promptly, pronto. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is readily a common word?

readily is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.