Definition of "readily" []

• In a prompt, timely manner; promptly. (adverb)
• In a cooperative manner; willingly. (adverb)
• In a manner indicating or connoting ease; easily. (adverb)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Few people who use the word readily register the fact that its letters initially stood for words: self-contained underwater breathing apparatus."
• "The so-called "traditionalists" I don't cede the term readily often behave badly, then when you call them on it, they respond by citing how they were "hurt" and treated badly."
• "Balloons will be in readily accessible locations and visible from nearby roadways."