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readiest

readiest is the superlative form of ready.

Meaning of ready

Adjective

ready (comparative readier, superlative readiest)

  1. Prepared for immediate action or use.
    • I made ready to set out on my journey.
    1. first only used predicatively, freely used from the end of the 17th century
      • a loaf of ready-sliced bread
  2. Inclined; apt to happen.
  3. Liable at any moment.
    • The seed is ready to sprout.
    Synonyms:
    fit
  4. Not slow or hesitating; quick in action or perception of any kind.
    • a ready apprehension
  5. Offering itself at once; at hand; opportune; convenient.
    • Through the wilde Deſert, not the readieſt way,1667, John Milton, “Book X”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...

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Questions about readiest

What is readiest the superlative form of?
Readiest is the superlative form of ready.

Words near readiest in the dictionary

  1. readied up
  2. readier
  3. readiers
  4. readies
  5. readies up
  6. readiest
  7. readilier
  8. readiliest
  9. readily
  10. readiment
  11. readin'

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