handily

adverb

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

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 Barring divine intervention or the West Coast falling into the sea, President Biden will handily win California in the November election. Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2024 Both men handily won their respective primaries in Michigan on Feb. 27. Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 8 Mar. 2024 Unlike them, a sizable proportion of the California electorate was made up of fewer White voters (about a fifth of the electorate was Latino), but Trump won handily among both White and non-White voters alike. Jennifer De Pinto, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2024 District 3 Supervisor Otto Lee ran his reelection campaign unopposed and handily won his way to a second term on Tuesday. Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2024 Today's top stories Former President Donald Trump handily defeated Nikki Haley last night in Michigan's Republican primary. Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 28 Feb. 2024 After markets closed, Nvidia reported earnings and revenue that handily beat Wall Street forecasts. Elaine Kurtenbach, Quartz, 21 Feb. 2024 Former President Donald Trump won the Nevada caucus handily, and spoke to a room of his supporters in Las Vegas. USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024 As a practical matter, both Biden and Trump are expected to handily win their respective primaries in Michigan on Tuesday, and in many respects the race for November is already underway in the state. Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 21 Feb. 2024

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Word History

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.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handily. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

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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