handily

adverb

hand·​i·​ly ˈhan-də-lē How to pronounce handily (audio)
Synonyms of handilynext
1
: in a dexterous manner
2
: easily
defeated the other candidate handily
3
: conveniently nearby

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He won the card game handily. handily whipped up a fluffy meringue and spread it on the pie
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The problem is exacerbated by Mark Wahlberg, pretty handily the most constitutionally unlikely Burton hero of all time. — Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026 Auburn won this game handily last year, too, but did so with an entirely different coaching staff and set of players, so that result is a largely irrelevant data point. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Star Wars is no stranger to good video games, and Zero Company quite handily blasts its way into the conversation as one of the best. — Hayes Madsen, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026 While Pericola won the Democratic primary handily last week, locking up the nomination with more than 52% of the vote, Strada survived a much closer race. — Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for handily

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First Known Use

1659, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of handily was in 1659

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handily

adverb
hand·​i·​ly ˈhan-də-lē How to pronounce handily (audio)
1
: in a skillful manner
2
: easily sense 1
won handily
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