Etymology

easily

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Today it means: Comfortably, without discomfort or anxiety. Full definition →

Middle English esiliche
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  1. Middle English · derived fromesiliche
  2. English todayeasily

From Middle English esiliche, equivalent to easy + -ly.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.