Adjective

(er)

Prepared for immediate action or use.

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*(John Milton) (1608-1674)

*:If need be, I am ready to forego / And quit.

*(Henry Fielding) (1707-1754)

*:Dinner was ready .

Inclined; apt to happen.

Liable at any moment.

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*(William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)

*:My heart is ready to crack.

Not slow or hesitating; quick in action or perception of any kind; dexterous; prompt; easy; expert.

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*Sir (Walter Scott) (1771-1832)

*:whose temper was ready , through surly

* (1800-1859)

*:ready in devising expedients

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*:Molly the dairymaid came a little way from the rickyard, and said she would pluck the pigeon that very night after work. She was always ready to do anything for us boys; and we could never quite make out why they scolded her so for an idle hussy indoors. It seemed so unjust. Looking back, I recollect she had very beautiful brown eyes.

*{{quote-magazine, date=2013-08-10, volume=408, issue=8848, magazine=(The Economist), author=Lexington

, title= Keeping the mighty honest , passage=The [Washington] Post's proprietor through those turbulent [Watergate] days, Katharine Graham, held a double place in Washington’s hierarchy: at once regal Georgetown hostess and scrappy newshound, ready to hold the establishment to account.}}

Offering itself at once; at hand; opportune; convenient.

*(John Milton) (1608-1674)

*:the readiest way

*(John Dryden) (1631-1700)

*:A sapling pine he wrenched from out the ground, / The readiest weapon that his fury found.

Adjective

(er)

Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough.

*(John Dryden) (1631-1700)

*:The outlines must be smooth , imperceptible to the touch, and even, without eminence or cavities.

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*:“A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron; and she looked it, always trim and trig and smooth of surface like a converted yacht cleared for action. ¶ Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable,.

*{{quote-book, year=2005, author=Lesley Brown, title=Sophist, extra=, by=(Plato)

, passage=Teaching that’s done by talking seems to have one rough path and another part which is smoother .}}

Without difficulty, problems, or unexpected consequences or incidents.

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* 2011 , Phil McNulty, Euro 2012: Montenegro 2-2 England :

*:England's path to Poland and Ukraine next summer looked to be a smooth one as goals from Ashley Young and Darren Bent gave them a comfortable lead after 31 minutes.

Bland; glib.

*(Joseph Addison) (1672–1719)

*:This smooth discourse and mild behavior oft / Conceal a traitor.

*{{quote-book, year=1912, author=(Gustavus Myers), title= History of the Supreme Court of the United States, page=133

, passage=This feeling, grounded on the experience of centuries of oppression, was not to be allayed by smooth explanations on the part of the advocates of the Constitution.}}

Flowing or uttered without check, obstruction, or hesitation; not harsh; fluent.

*(John Milton) (1608-1674)

*:the only smooth poet of those times

*(Alexander Pope) (1688-1744)

*:Waller was smooth ; but Dryden taught to join / The varying verse, the full-resounding line.

*(John Gay) (1685-1732)

*:When sage Minerva rose, / From her sweet lips smooth elocution flows.

(lb) Suave; sophisticated.

*{{quote-book, year=2003, author=T. Lewis Humphrey, isbn=0595272606, title= The Price of Love, page=279

, passage=He was so smooth and handsome. He knew just what to say and when to say it.}}

(lb) Natural; unconstrained.

*{{quote-book, year=2006, author=Mary Kay Moskal and Camille Blachowicz, title= Reading for Fluency, isbn=1593852649, page=3

, passage=In order for a reading to be smooth and effortless, readers must be able to recognize and read words accurately, automatically, and quickly.}}

(lb) Unbroken.

*{{quote-book, year=1927, author=United States (National Guard Bureau), title= Manual of Basic Training and Standards of Proficiency for the National Guard

, page=181 , passage=Demonstrate first by the numbers and then as one smooth movement.}}

Placid, calm.

*, title= An American Cruiser in the East, page=47

, passage=As we worked to the southward, we picked up fair weather, and enjoyed smooth seas and pleasant skies.}}

(lb) Lacking projections or indentations; not serrated.

*{{quote-book, year=1994, author=Robert E. Swanson, isbn=0801845564, title= A Field Guide to the Trees and Shrubs of the Southern Appalachians, page=8

, passage=A leaf having a smooth margin, without teeth or indentations of any kind, is called entire.}}

*{{quote-book, year=1997, author=Christopher Dickey, isbn=0684842009, title= Innocent Blood: A Novel, page=91

, passage=Out of the handles flipped the smooth blade and the serrated blade, which was dangerously sharp, the flathead screwdrivers, the Phillips screwdriver, the can opener, the awl.}}

(lb) Not grainy; having an even texture.

*{{quote-book, year=1997, author=Lou Seibert Pappas, isbn=0811815730, title= Sorbets and Ice Creams, page=19

, passage=A compact and stylish design, it produces 1 generous quart of excellent, smooth ice cream in 20 to 25 minutes.}}

(lb) Having a pleasantly rounded flavor; neither rough nor astringent.

*{{quote-book, year=2002, author=Candace Irvin, isbn=0373079362, title= For His Eyes Only, page=9

, passage=The coffee was smooth , so smooth she took another sip.}}

Having derivatives of all finite orders at all points within the function’s domain.

*{{quote-book, year=2003, author=Eric W. Weisstein, isbn=1584883472, title= CRC Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics, page=419

, passage=Any ANALYTIC FUNCTION is smooth . But a smooth function is not necessarily analytic.}}

Lacking marked aspiration.

*{{quote-book, year=1830, author=Benjamin Franklin Fisk, title= A Grammar of the Greek Language, page=5

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