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“readily” in Latin

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

readily
Promptly, with facility, facile: commode: parate (e.g., dicere). To speak a language readily, commode uti aliqua lingua (after Nep., Them., 10, 1): he speaks Greek as readily as an Athenian, sic Graece loquitur, ut Athenis natus videatur: to speak Persian more readily than a native, in Persarum lingua commodius verba facere, or Persarum lingua commodius uti, quam hi possunt, qui in Perside sunt nati (Vid: Nep., loc. cit.).
Cheerfully, willingly, promte: promto or parato animo: libenter.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for readily?
The usual Latin words for “readily” are facilis, commodus, parō; also libēns, dīcō. 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.