handily

adverb

hand·i·ly | \ˈhan-də-lē

Definition of handily

1 : in a dexterous manner

2 : easily defeated the other candidate handily

3 : conveniently nearby

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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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Vegas won the division handily and now enjoys home-ice advantage in the finals. — Andrew Knoll, New York Times, "Stanley Cup Finals Preview: Surprising Teams With the Same Architect," 27 May 2018 Indiana swept the series in the regular season, winning handily in Bloomington and surviving in West Lafayette. — Teddy Bailey, Indianapolis Star, "IU gets a familiar foe, and foil, in Purdue in this WNIT game," 21 Mar. 2018 Bartee won handily drawing 374 votes to Richter’s 153. — David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, "Low voter turnout for Uniform elections," 6 May 2018 All three voted to confirm Gorsuch and are up for re-election in states that Trump won handily. — Kevin Freking, chicagotribune.com, "What to expect in the Supreme Court confirmation battle," 9 July 2018 All three voted to confirm Gorsuch and are up for re-election in states that Trump won handily. — Kevin Freking, The Seattle Times, "What to expect in the Supreme Court confirmation battle," 9 July 2018 Three Democratic senators who voted for Gorsuch -- Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, Joe Donnelly of Indiana and Joe Manchin of West Virginia -- are up for re-election in states Trump won handily in 2016. — Jennifer Jacobs And Mark Niquette, Houston Chronicle, "Trump making Supreme Court pick to cement conservative majority," 9 July 2018 The Capitals lead the series 2-1 after handily beating Tampa Bay in the first two games. — Jenna West, SI.com, "How to Watch Capitals vs. Lightning Game 4: Live Stream, TV Channel," 17 May 2018 Trump handily beat Democrat Hillary Clinton in both districts, but Democrats’ Supreme Court pick narrowly won both a year and a half later. — Washington Post, "Democrats see Wisconsin as proving ground for party revival," 19 Apr. 2018

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