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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Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
Denver kicker Wil Lutz contributed handily, too, with three field goals, and rookie punter Jeremy Crawshaw dropped in an absolute 55-yard beauty in overtime to pin Buffalo at its own 7-yard line.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 18 Jan. 2026
Trump beat former Vice President Kamala Harris handily regardless.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2026
The company’s third-quarter results handily beat analyst estimates.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 2 Jan. 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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