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
Examples of easily in a Sentence
These ingredients are easily obtained.
I'm too heavy to be carried easily.
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Contemporary pundits applauded or bemoaned how visual culture undermined the ancien régime (itself a new term) by turning it into an easily accessible object of study and scorn.
—Marjoleine Kars, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
No such thing as an all-American car Depending on how the tariffs are imposed, price increases could hit cars built at American auto plants, all of which have Canadian and Mexican parts that can not easily be replaced.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025
Missouri has not shied away from that strategy, with five transfer players contributing, but at those other places, there’s a new head coach in town, easily able to run off the guys who were on the court for the previous season’s losses.
—Cj Moore, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Easily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/easily. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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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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