1
: in an easy manner : without difficulty
won easily
2
a
: without question : by far
was easily the best meal I've ever had
b
: at the minimum : at least
costs easily twice as much
3
: well sense 10b
it could easily have been me
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These ingredients are easily obtained.
I'm too heavy to be carried easily.
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Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
The detection is particularly remarkable because carbon dioxide ice evaporates more easily than water ice.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 15 Mar. 2026
Top to bottom, consider using native plants which, hereditarily, are adapted to our climates and will more easily root.
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
Article continues below Many modern-day amateur telescopes come equipped with GoTo mounts, which automatically aim the optics at thousands of observable targets that are easily selected from pre-programmed astronomy catalogues.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 14 Mar. 2026
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easily
adverb
eas·i·ly
ˈēz-(ə-)lē 
1
: without difficulty
won the game easily
2
a
: by a large margin
easily the best player
b
: at least
costs easily twice as much
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