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Easy   /ˈizi/   Listen
Easy

adjective
(compar. easier; superl. easiest)
1.
Posing no difficulty; requiring little effort.  "An easy problem" , "An easy victory" , "The house is easy to heat" , "Satisfied with easy answers" , "Took the easy way out of his dilemma"
2.
Not hurried or forced.  Synonyms: easygoing, leisurely.  "At a leisurely (or easygoing) pace"
3.
Free from worry or anxiety.  "An easy good-natured manner" , "By the time the chsild faced the actual problem of reading she was familiar and at ease with all the elements words"
4.
Affording pleasure.
5.
Having little impact.  Synonyms: gentle, soft.  "Gentle rain" , "A gentle breeze" , "A soft (or light) tapping at the window"
6.
Readily exploited or tricked.  "An easy mark"
7.
In fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich.  Synonyms: comfortable, prosperous, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off, well-situated, well-to-do.  "Easy living" , "A prosperous family" , "His family is well-situated financially" , "Well-to-do members of the community"
8.
Marked by moderate steepness.  Synonym: gentle.  "A gentle slope"
9.
Affording comfort.
10.
Casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior.  Synonyms: light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton.  "He was told to avoid loose (or light) women" , "Wanton behavior"
11.
Less in demand and therefore readily obtainable.
12.
Obtained with little effort or sacrifice, often obtained illegally.
adverb
1.
With ease ('easy' is sometimes used informally for 'easily').  Synonym: easily.  "Was easily confused" , "He won easily" , "This china breaks very easily" , "Success came too easy"
2.
Without speed ('slow' is sometimes used informally for 'slowly').  Synonyms: slow, slowly, tardily.  "Go easy here--the road is slippery" , "Glaciers move tardily" , "Please go slow so I can see the sights"
3.
In a relaxed manner; or without hardship.  Synonym: soft.



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— Philosopher Jack • R.M. Ballantyne
... throughout the Kwanto. Men competed to place their sons and younger brothers as kenin (retainers) in his service and the name of Hachiman-ko was on all lips. But Yoshiiye died (1108) in a comparatively low rank. It is easy to comprehend that in the Kwanto it became a common saying, "Better serve the ...
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... escape but for an unfortunate accident. With one quick bound he overleaped the barriers of the fort, but in alighting heavily on the sod he severely sprained his ankle, which so disabled him, that he fell an easy prey into the hands of his pursuers. He was instantly firmly bound with cords, and dragged back, amidst savage jeers and ...
— The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852 • Various
... real one, but the child we are to speak of did not see it. He saw the other two, but they were not real; they only existed in his fancy. The plot of the story is very simple; and, as it has been described so early, it is easy for those who think it stupid to lay the book ...
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... Hayne" which is conceded to be one of the great masterpieces of eloquence in the recorded oratory of the world, Webster wrote jocularly to Mason: "I have been written to, to go to New Hampshire, to try a cause against you next August.... If it were an easy and plain case on our side, I might be willing to go; but I have some of your pounding in my bones yet, and I don't care about any ...
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