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“easily” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

easily
facile (☞ not faciliter [Vid: Quint., 1, 6, 17], nor facili, de facili): temere (onty in negative sentences): nullo negotio: sine negotio (without any difficulty): commode (adroitly, etc.). Not easily, non or haud facile; non temere: not easily any or ever, non temere ullus, unquam, etc.; nullus temere. Obs., “Easily” is often translated in other ways: to be easily enraged, proclivem esse ad iram; iracundum esse: to be easily explained, facilem explicatum habere (Cic.): a distinction that is easily drawn, facilis et expedita distinctio: a cause that is easily perceived, facilis et explicata causa: this is, or may be, easily done, hoc nihil habet negotii: food that is easily digested, cibus facilis ad concoquendum: those who make no resistance are easily conquered, facile est vincere non repugnantes: to be easily climbed, facili esse ascensu: it is easily understood or seen, that, etc., facile est ad intelligendum; in procinctu est (☞ not in proclivi est in the Golden Age).
Tranquilly, etc., quiete: placide: otiose: quieto animo: placato or sedato animo: tranquille: sedate: placide (with unruffled temper, etc.). (The words are found in this connection and order.) tranquille et placide; sedate placideque: to bear anything easily, placide or sedate ferre aliquid; ferre aliquid molliter (Cic.; but nimis molliter pati is “too sensitively,” Sall.): not to bear it easily, or take it easily, aliquid aegre ferre; sollicitum esse de re.
Readily, facile: haud gravate: animo libenti: animo libenti proclivoque: animo prompto paratoque.
Without much exertion; one who takes things easily, laboris fugiens: to take it easily, laborem fugere, declinare.
Naturally; in an unconstrained manner, simpliciter.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for easily?
The usual Latin words for “easily” are facilis, temere, commodus; also quiēs, placidus, ōtiōsus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.