Function: adjective
Date: 1699
1 : marked by informality and lack of constraint <the free and easy, open-air life of the plains ― Allan Murray>
2 : not observant of strict demands <too free and easy in accepting political contributions>
– free-and-eas · i · ness \ ˌ fr ē - ə n(d)- ' ē -z ē -n ə s \ noun
– free and easy adverb