eas‧i‧ly S2 W1 / izəli, izɪli / 副词

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.