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

• fain
• first
• preferably
• rather
• soon
• willingly

Examples of readily in a Sentence

simple instructions that anyone can readily understand

He readily agreed to help us.

Recent Examples on the Web

In most cases, ICE never followed through with the deportations because the immigrants had lived in the U.S. long enough that their home countries no longer recognized them as citizens, or as is the case with Laos, the home country does not readily issue repatriation documents. —Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025

The Santa Clara Master Gardeners Spring Garden Fair is a terrific place to select plants not readily available elsewhere, selected for outstanding taste, beauty and performance in the local soil and climate. —Debby Rice, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025

Using readily available alternatives is better for your health and the environment. —Joe Difazio, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025

The transcendentalists’ powerful ideas, albeit obscured by commodification and cons, emerge as enduring and ambient, as readily accessible through modest and local artistic creation as through their books. —Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for readily

• steadily
• unsteadily