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easily

 adverb
     
eas‧i‧ly S1 W1
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.
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