readily

adverb

read·​i·​ly ˈre-də-lē 

: in a ready manner: such as

a

: without hesitating : willingly

readily accepted advice

b

: without much difficulty : easily

for reasons that anyone could readily understand

Synonyms of readily

• rather
• willingly
• preferably

Examples of readily in a Sentence

simple instructions that anyone can readily understand

He readily agreed to help us.

Recent Examples on the Web

When a successful law-graduate cousin announces a plan to open a high-end restaurant in town, Azik’s loftiest dreams are reawakened — but one look at him, with his cauliflower ear and his antsy demeanor, is enough to tell you Azik is not someone for whom dreams readily come true. —Guy Lodge, Variety, 13 May 2026

Because soil can absorb only so much water at once, what is not soaked up collects on the surface where it's more readily evaporated. —Doyle Rice, USA Today, 13 May 2026

Of course, not all officers were readily convinced. —Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 11 May 2026

The scientists theorize that the two types of crystal formed under the same temperatures and pressures in the blast, but in areas where copper was readily available, the quasicrystal formed, and where copper was scarce, the clathrate resulted. —Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 11 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for readily

• steadily
• unsteadily