If you do something readily, you do it in a way which shows that you are very willing to do it.
I asked her if she would allow me to interview her, and she readily agreed.
When I was invited to the party, I readily accepted.
Synonyms: willingly, freely, quickly, gladly More Synonyms of readily
2. adverb [ADVERB adjective, ADVERB with verb]
You also use readily to say that something can be done or obtained quickly and easily. For example, if you say that something can be readily understood, you mean that people can understand it quickly and easily.
The components are readily available in hardware shops.
I don't readily make friends.
Synonyms: promptly, quickly, easily, smoothly More Synonyms of readily
readily in British English
(ˈrɛdɪlɪ)
adverb
1.
promptly; eagerly; willingly
2.
without difficulty or delay; easily or quickly
readily in American English
(ˈrɛdəli)
adverb
1.
without hesitation; willingly
2.
without delay; quickly
3.
without difficulty; easily
Word origin
ME redili: see ready & -ly2
Examples of 'readily' in a sentence
readily
The report also said that readily available malicious code kits made it easy for relatively inexperienced hackers to mount attacks.
Computing (2010)
If you love sport, it can be easy to take for granted how readily accessible it is.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It was readily apparent how much more prosperous this town was than others.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
People who laugh readily get well quicker.
Christianity Today (2000)
With this team that is not so readily available.
The Sun (2008)
But he also agreed readily with my contention that such heady episodes have been a millstone.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It is astonishing that something so readily available is so potent.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Nor was a wide range of music readily accessible.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Exactly what he was looking forward to was readily apparent.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Less readily acknowledged are the social and emotional problems that ageing can bring.
Brown, Muriel & Payne Sarah Introduction to Social Administration in Britain (1990)
So much readily available to the young.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
But he readily acknowledges how this shaped his competitive life.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Their closeness as they decamp to a nearby café on the day of the show is readily apparent.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
He readily understands why so many Spanish families have felt impelled to search for their dead.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
This revival of ancient architecture and interior styles was also readily adopted by America.
Churchill, Jane (ed.) Collins Complete Books of Soft Furnishings (1993)
It's something that is readily available and is cheap.
The Sun (2014)
Orange tips prefer damp habitats such as streams and rivers, but they also readily visit gardens.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In my position you can readily understand that it is unwise to place one's self under obligations.
Arthur Conan Doyle The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892)
We have made hundreds of experiments here, and you will readily understand that there has been no time to waste.
Gavin Weightman SIGNOR MARCONI'S MAGIC BOX: The invention that sparked the radio revolution (2003)
Two parents are better than one ( something readily accepted by most single mums).
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
I was afraid to share them as readily and easily as I do today.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In other languages
readily
British English: readily /ˈrɛdɪlɪ/ ADVERB
If you do something readily, you do it willingly.
When I was invited to the party, I readily accepted.
American English: readily
Arabic: عَلَى اِسْتِعْداد
Brazilian Portuguese: prontamente
Chinese: 乐意地
Croatian: spremno
Czech: ochotně
Danish: beredvilligt
Dutch: graag
European Spanish: prontamente
Finnish: helposti
French: facilement
German: bereitwillig
Greek: πρόθυμα
Italian: volentieri
Japanese: すぐに
Korean: 즉시
Norwegian: villig
Polish: chętnie
European Portuguese: prontamente
Romanian: cu dragă inimă
Russian: охотно
Latin American Spanish: prontamente
Swedish: beredvillig
Thai: อย่างไม่ลังเล
Turkish: hazır bir şekilde
Ukrainian: охоче
Vietnamese: sẵn sàng
Chinese translation of 'readily'
readily
(ˈrɛdɪlɪ)
adv
(= without hesitation) 欣然 (xīnrán)
(= without difficulty) 容易地 (róngyì de)
1 (adverb)
When I was invited to the party, I readily accepted.
Synonyms
willingly
I would willingly die for my children.
freely
I freely admit that I live for racing.
quickly
gladly
The counsellors will gladly baby-sit during their free time.
eagerly
voluntarily
I would never leave this country voluntarily.
cheerfully
with pleasure
`Could you put the advert in the post to us?' - `With pleasure.'
with good grace
lief (rare)
Opposites
reluctantly
,
unwillingly
2 (adverb)
I don't readily make friends.
Synonyms
promptly
She lay down and promptly fell asleep.
quickly
She turned and ran quickly up the stairs to the flat above.
easily
Wear clothes you can remove easily.
smoothly
at once
I must go at once.
straight away
right away
I want to see you right away.
effortlessly
in no time
speedily
without delay
without hesitation
without difficulty
unhesitatingly
hotfoot
without demur
pdq (slang)
Opposites
slowly
,
with difficulty
,
hesitatingly
Additional synonyms
in the sense of at once
Definition
immediately
I must go at once.
Synonyms
immediately,
now,
right now,
straight away,
directly,
promptly,
instantly,
right away,
without delay,
without hesitation,
forthwith,
this (very) minute,
pronto (informal),
this instant,
straightway (archaic),
posthaste,
tout de suite
in the sense of easily
Definition
without difficulty
Wear clothes you can remove easily.
Synonyms
without difficulty,
smoothly,
readily,
comfortably,
effortlessly,
simply,
with ease,
straightforwardly,
without trouble,
standing on your head,
with your eyes closed or shut
in the sense of freely
I freely admit that I live for racing.
Synonyms
willingly,
readily,
voluntarily,
spontaneously,
without prompting,
of your own free will,
of your own accord
Synonyms of 'readily'
readily
Explore 'readily' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of gladly
The counsellors will gladly baby-sit during their free time.
Synonyms
willingly,
freely,
happily,
readily,
cheerfully,
with pleasure,
with (a) good grace,
lief (rare)
in the sense of quickly
She turned and ran quickly up the stairs to the flat above.
Synonyms
swiftly,
rapidly,
hurriedly,
speedily,
fast,
quick,
hastily,
briskly,
at high speed,
apace (literary),
at full speed,
hell for leather (informal),
like lightning,
at the speed of light,
at full tilt,
hotfoot,
at a rate of knots (informal),
like the clappers (British, informal),
pdq (slang),
like nobody's business (informal),
with all speed,
posthaste,
lickety-split (US, informal),
like greased lightning (informal),
at or on the double,
latstick (South Africa, slang)
in the sense of right away
Definition
without delay
I want to see you right away.
Synonyms
immediately,
now,
directly,
promptly,
instantly,
at once,
right off,
straightaway,
without delay,
without hesitation,
straight off (informal),
forthwith,
pronto (informal),
this instant,
posthaste
in the sense of voluntarily
I would never leave this country voluntarily.
Synonyms
willingly,
freely,
by choice,
without being asked,
without prompting,
lief (rare),
on your own initiative,
of your own free will,
off your own bat,
of your own accord,
of your own volition
in the sense of with pleasure
`Could you put the advert in the post to us?' - `With pleasure.'