readiest
- 1Superlative of ready.
The volunteer who seemed readiest to help stepped forward before anyone else.
Among the new recruits, he proved the readiest to follow difficult orders.
Note
An -est superlative that inherits every meaning of its adjective, not only "most prepared". It can also mean most inclined, quickest to respond, or most at hand and convenient, which is how the nearest tool becomes the readiest one. Its comparative partner is readier, and both forms sit comfortably beside more ready and most ready. It belongs to the adjective alone; the verb ready, "to prepare", has no such form.
readiest is a form of ready
ready, adjective: Prepared and able to be used or to act without delay. Full entry
- Spelling
- ready → readiest: change y to i, add -est
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