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Meaning of easy

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  easy
      adv 1: with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for
             `easily'); "she was easily excited"; "was easily
             confused"; "he won easily"; "this china breaks very
             easily"; "success came too easy" [syn: {easily}, {easy}]
      2: without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for
         `slowly'); "he spoke slowly"; "go easy here--the road is
         slippery"; "glaciers move tardily"; "please go slow so I can
         see the sights" [syn: {slowly}, {slow}, {easy}, {tardily}]
         [ant: {apace}, {chop-chop}, {quickly}, {rapidly}, {speedily}]
      3: in a relaxed manner; or without hardship; "just wanted to
         take it easy" (`soft' is nonstandard) [syn: {easy}, {soft}]
      adj 1: posing no difficulty; requiring little effort; "an easy
             job"; "an easy problem"; "an easy victory"; "the house is
             easy to heat"; "satisfied with easy answers"; "took the
             easy way out of his dilemma" [ant: {difficult}, {hard}]
      2: not hurried or forced; "an easy walk around the block"; "at a
         leisurely (or easygoing) pace" [syn: {easy}, {easygoing},
         {leisurely}]
      3: free from worry or anxiety; "knowing that I had done my best,
         my mind was easy"; "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" [ant:
         {uneasy}]
      4: affording pleasure; "easy good looks"
      5: having little impact; "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle
         rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the
         window" [syn: {easy}, {gentle}, {soft}]
      6: readily exploited or tricked; "an easy victim"; "an easy
         mark"
      7: in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich;
         "they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards";
         "easy living"; "a prosperous family"; "his family is well-
         situated financially"; "well-to-do members of the community"
         [syn: {comfortable}, {easy}, {prosperous}, {well-fixed},
         {well-heeled}, {well-off}, {well-situated}, {well-to-do}]
      8: marked by moderate steepness; "an easy climb"; "a gentle
         slope" [syn: {easy}, {gentle}]
      9: affording comfort; "soft light that was easy on the eyes"
      10: casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy
          virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women";
          "wanton behavior" [syn: {easy}, {light}, {loose},
          {promiscuous}, {sluttish}, {wanton}]
      11: less in demand and therefore readily obtainable;
          "commodities are easy this quarter"
      12: obtained with little effort or sacrifice, often obtained
          illegally; "easy money"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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