facilely

adverb

Definition of facilelynext
as in easily
without difficulty most TV sitcoms give the impression that family problems can be solved facilely and in less than 30 minutes

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for facilely
  1. easily
  2. easy
  3. readily
  4. efficiently
  5. freely
Adverb
  • What gets reflected on the blockchain are alphanumeric hexadecimal values that humans cannot easily read.
    Zain Jaffer, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
  • The workshops are right in the middle of the lot, for example, so they’re easily accessed from all stages.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of easily
Adverb
  • Thankfully, things started out fairly easy with 1 and 4 Across (Bow and Caleb) and a few of the downs were pretty obvious—Ole!—but some of these really stumped me.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Retirement life has not come that easy for the Kelce family.
    Ryan Morik, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of easy
Adverb
  • Driving the news: Marker Collective — which consists of PR firms Outcast, Archetype and Nectar — has partnered with media insights platform Memo to make readership metrics readily available to their more than 450 clients.
    Eleanor Hawkins, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
  • In the case of Afghans and Ukrainians, who’d started entering the country in 2021 and 2022, D.H.S. had readily renewed their parole.
    Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of readily
Adverb
  • And because a big meal produces a huge spike in insulin, your body responds to the sugar and efficiently stores more body fat.
    Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Regardless of the underlying cause, the deficit causes the body to function less efficiently.
    Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of efficiently
Adverb
  • Electronic Arts is expanding its accessibility program with 23 additional tech patents that other companies and developers can freely use without being slapped with an infringement lawsuit.
    Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Functional fashion offers women the opportunity to freely move from morning to night without missing a beat.
    WWD, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of freely
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“Facilely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facilely. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

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