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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Samantha Dewalt, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
For example, Cola is incontinent, though that is an issue easily managed with diapers and a harness.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Drop the filters into the soapy water and soak them for 15-30 minutes to easily lift and loosen grease and gunk.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
Although the book is set in an unnamed year, Harold easily tracks as the type of male voter who has recently drifted toward the political right, animated by suspicions that modern liberalism has forgotten about people like him.
—Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Easily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/easily. Accessed 16 Sep. 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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