I'm studying English compound word patterns and "easily-going" is mentioned as an example of a compound adjective formed by an ADVERB + PRESENT PARTICIPLE. But it sounds too odd to me. I've done a quick search on the Internet and couldn't find any information about that. Would someone be so kind to shed some light on this? Thank you.
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The adverb construction is better with a past participle: easily made or easily done. An adjective is better with the present participle: hard-working and easy living.– Weather VaneCommented Feb 10, 2021 at 15:52
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Please add the vital information of where you found this: a link and attribution. . CGEL, OED, or 'A School Grammar for the 1950s'? It makes a huge difference. And what do the respectable free online dictionaries (Lexico, CED, AHD, M-W, Collins, Macmillan ... Wiktionary?) say? Do they list it? basic research is necessary on ELU.– Edwin AshworthCommented Feb 10, 2021 at 16:01
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@EdwinAshworth sorry for that. I don't know if this adjective is a self-invention of the anonymous author, or if it has been extracted from one of the sources cited as a bibliography at the end. The thing is I can't find it in dictionaries. This is the link to the text: oposinet.com/temario-de-ingles-secundaria/…– ArendarCommented Feb 10, 2021 at 16:28
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Please add which dictionaries you've found it isn't in to the question. And does it appear on Google? If so, are there many hits?– Edwin AshworthCommented Feb 10, 2021 at 17:18
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I have voted to close as the OP has not provided an example of easily-going as a compound.– GreybeardCommented Feb 10, 2021 at 20:24
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Easily going is not a common colocation, but shows up on Google NGram, e.g.:
“Look, you're a badass player, and this is easily going to be the best season we've ever had, so we owe you.” (John Goode) and other books.
Or did I miss the question?
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OP asks about the validity of the compound easily-going as a variant of easy-going. The example you give is of the adverb easily used within '... this is going to be the best ...'. Commented Feb 10, 2021 at 20:23