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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Jim Cramer, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
An organization that prides itself on being physical and resilient has lost the battle in the trenches handily and hasn’t responded with the necessary pushback.
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During a typical election year in deep-blue New York City, the candidate who wins the Democratic primary handily wins the general election in November.
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Jim Cramer, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
An organization that prides itself on being physical and resilient has lost the battle in the trenches handily and hasn’t responded with the necessary pushback.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
During a typical election year in deep-blue New York City, the candidate who wins the Democratic primary handily wins the general election in November.
—Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
Knoxville Catholic was an early-season darling after handily beating Riverdale, Anderson County and Lipscomb Academy, but MBA may have taken that title away from the Irish by beating them in Week 5.
—Jacob Shames, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Handily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handily. Accessed 8 Oct. 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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