I. adjective
1. : marked by casualness, informality, and total lack of constraint
a free and easy laugh
the free and easy, open-air life of the plains — Allan Murray
a free and easy relationship between the older and younger members of the family
2. : not observant of strict demands
a free and easy way with his literary judgments
his reputation had been no worse than that of his free and easy young associates — S.H.Adams
the incumbent had got fat by being free and easy with union money — Kermit Eby
the fair, free and easy daughter of the leading publican — S.E.Morison & H.S.Commager
too free and easy a community to put up with reformers or longhairs — W.S.Campbell
II. noun
( plural free and easies )
1.
a. : a convivial party especially in a public house
b. : a usually somewhat disreputable music hall or tavern providing entertainment
2. : a Salvation Army praise meeting at which joyousness and informality are especially encouraged
III. adverb
: in a free and easy manner
a crew of young bloods who lived free and easy and were inclined to damn the consequences of most any act they took a notion to perform — F.B.Gipson