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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Reporters and photographers outnumbered both groups handily.
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UConn beat Xavier handily just last week.
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Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
The stock market is booming, largely as a conduit for Chinese companies going global, and handily outperformed the S&P 500 last year.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Reporters and photographers outnumbered both groups handily.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
UConn beat Xavier handily just last week.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 10 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for handily
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“Handily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handily. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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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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