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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Since then, the stock turned in back-to-back gains — bringing its year-to-date advance to nearly 78%, handily outperforming the S & P 500's 15% increase.
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Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
The company, whose software powers real-time data analysis, handily beat expectations, yet investors took it as an opportunity to cash out after the stock had surged more than 170% year to date.
—Benzinga, Freep.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Cincinnati mayor wins reelection Mayor Aftab Pureval, a Democrat, handily won reelection with 78% of the vote, according to unofficial results.
—Erin Glynn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2025
Projections showed Sherrill would handily defeat Republican Jack Ciattarelli, who nearly pulled off an upset over incumbent Democrat Phil Murphy four years ago.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
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Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
The company, whose software powers real-time data analysis, handily beat expectations, yet investors took it as an opportunity to cash out after the stock had surged more than 170% year to date.
—Benzinga, Freep.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Cincinnati mayor wins reelection Mayor Aftab Pureval, a Democrat, handily won reelection with 78% of the vote, according to unofficial results.
—Erin Glynn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2025
Projections showed Sherrill would handily defeat Republican Jack Ciattarelli, who nearly pulled off an upset over incumbent Democrat Phil Murphy four years ago.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 Nov. 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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