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Overview of adj easy

The adj easy has 12 senses? (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (62) easy

(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")

2. (4) easy, easygoing, leisurely

(not hurried or forced; "an easy walk around the block"; "at a leisurely (or easygoing) pace")

3. (1) easy

(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")

4. (1) easy

(affording pleasure; "easy good looks")

5. (1) easy, gentle, soft

(having little impact; "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the window")

6. easy

(readily exploited or tricked; "an easy victim"; "an easy mark")

7. comfortable, easy, prosperous, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off, well-situated, well-to-do

(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")

8. easy, gentle

(marked by moderate steepness; "an easy climb"; "a gentle slope")

9. easy

(affording comfort; "soft light that was easy on the eyes")

10. easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton

(casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior")

11. easy

(less in demand and therefore readily obtainable; "commodities are easy this quarter")

12. easy

(obtained with little effort or sacrifice, often obtained illegally; "easy money")


Overview of adv easy

The adv easy has 3 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (5) easily, easy

(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")

2. slowly, slow, easy, tardily

(without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly'); "he spoke slowly"; "go easy here

3. easy, soft

(in a relaxed manner; or without hardship; "just wanted to take it easy" (`soft' is nonstandard))

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