handily
adverb
hand·i·ly
ˈhan-də-lē 
Examples of handily in a Sentence
He won the card game handily.
handily whipped up a fluffy meringue and spread it on the pie
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The Xbox One was outsold handily by Sony's PS4, and sales of the Xbox Series S/X hardware have been cratering in recent years.
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ArsTechnica, 18 June 2025
Even if Jones can’t go in this matchup, New York is handily favored to take care of business.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 17 June 2025
If that stockpile isn’t maintained, wealthier states could handily outcompete poorer states for supplies during multistate emergencies, according to the Atlantic Council, which found that red states are likely to be on the losing side most.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 11 June 2025
The Silent Revolution In European Curves While American investors obsess over the latest earnings from the Magnificent Seven, European stocks have surged roughly 9% over the past three months, handily beating the S&P 500's modest gains.
—Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
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ArsTechnica, 18 June 2025
Even if Jones can’t go in this matchup, New York is handily favored to take care of business.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 17 June 2025
If that stockpile isn’t maintained, wealthier states could handily outcompete poorer states for supplies during multistate emergencies, according to the Atlantic Council, which found that red states are likely to be on the losing side most.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 11 June 2025
The Silent Revolution In European Curves While American investors obsess over the latest earnings from the Magnificent Seven, European stocks have surged roughly 9% over the past three months, handily beating the S&P 500's modest gains.
—Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
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“Handily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handily. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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handily
adverb
hand·i·ly
ˈhan-də-lē
1
: in a skillful manner
2
: easily sense 1
won handily
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