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    easily
    eas‧i‧ly S2 W1 /ˈiːzəli, ˈiːzɪli/ adverb
     Word Family: noun: ease, unease, easiness, uneasiness; adverb: easily, uneasily, easy; adjective: easy, uneasy; verb: ease
    1. without problems or difficulties:
        They won quite easily.
        We found the house easily enough.
        easily accessible/available etc
        The castle is easily accessible by road.
        easily understood/identified etc
        It’s easily recognised by its bright blue tail feathers.
    2. could/can/might easily used to say that something is possible or is very likely to happen:
        The first signs of the disease can easily be overlooked.
        Gambling can all too easily become an addiction (=used to say that something bad is very possible).
    3. easily the best/biggest etc definitely the best etc:
        She is easily the most intelligent person in the class.
    4. in a relaxed way:
        His son grinned easily back at him.