handily

adverb

hand·​i·​ly ˈhan-də-lē 

1

: in a dexterous manner

2

: easily

defeated the other candidate handily

3

: conveniently nearby

Synonyms

• easily
• easy
• effortlessly
• facilely
• fluently
• freely
• hands down
• lightly
• painlessly
• readily
• smoothly
• well

Examples of handily in a Sentence

He won the card game handily.

handily whipped up a fluffy meringue and spread it on the pie

Recent Examples on the Web

In honor of the day, President Trump is holding rally Tuesday in Michigan, one of the vital toss-up states Trump won handily against former Vice President Kamala Harris. —Jeremy Tanner, The Hill, 29 Apr. 2025

New York is also handily winning the turnover margin, giving away 46 and taking 70. —Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025

Only in 2020 has the fans’ top choice not gotten in, when the Dave Matthews Band handily won among fans with more than a million votes but still didn’t get inducted. —Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Apr. 2025

North Chicago Mayor Leon Rockingham Jr. cruised to his sixth term and Gurnee Mayor Thomas Hood was handily elected to a second term, while former Waukegan Mayor Sam Cunningham defeated incumbent Mayor Ann Taylor, who defeated him four years ago. —Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1659, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

handily

adverb

hand·​i·​ly ˈhan-də-lē 

1

: in a skillful manner

2

: easily sense 1

won handily