handily

adverb

ˈhan-də-lē How to pronounce handily (audio)
Definition of handilynext
as in easily
without difficulty handily whipped up a fluffy meringue and spread it on the pie

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Recent Examples of handily The Boston Red Sox swept through Anaheim, taking all three games pretty handily. — Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 The bike folds down compactly, and the wheels handily stay locked together thanks to a little hook. — New Atlas, 7 July 2026 The company sold 45,739 of them in Q2, handily beating its Q1 total (31,197), but that early 13,000-unit deficit put Ford in a pretty big hole. — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 2 July 2026 Denver allows citizens to initiate legislation, and the measure won handily, making sidewalks a public responsibility. — Wes Marshall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for handily
Recent Examples of Synonyms for handily
  1. easily
  2. effortlessly
  3. smoothly
  4. easy
  5. efficiently
Adverb
  • Videos online showed buses easily gliding through emptied lanes.
    — John Surico, Curbed, 24 July 2026
  • The detective-heroines (and especially the actress-detectives) in this canon are careful about how performance might be extended to social duplicity, dishonesty, and fraud—but the lady criminals of Victorian detective fiction cross this line easily.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
Definition of easily
Adverb
  • Experts say that versatility is exactly what’s driving the comeback, as these vessels can shift effortlessly from dining tables to entry consoles and adapt to almost any decorating style.
    — Colleen Sullivan, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 July 2026
  • One of the marvels of this novel is how effortlessly such sentences land, despite being honed to perfection.
    — Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of effortlessly
Adverb
  • Just as the drive to work might have gone smoothly yesterday, there can be a sudden, unpredictable bottleneck on the same route today.
    — Moshe Kimhi, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Here are expert tips to make the transition go smoothly, not just for your child but for you, too.
    — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 20 July 2026
Definition of smoothly
Adverb
  • With a retro California-surf-town aesthetic and easy-going, dog-friendly vibe, Pacific Point Resort makes for a scenic and satisfying stay, whether for a weekend or a quick pop-in while traveling between San Francisco and Los Angeles.
    — Rebecca R. Norris, USA Today, 29 July 2026
  • Langley’s easy-listening voice, with just a tinge of husk and a distinctive Southern twang, has earned her a broad fan base, said Melinda Newman, Billboard’s executive editor for West Coast and Nashville.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 29 July 2026
Definition of easy
Adverb
  • This architecture allows robots to learn physical skills more efficiently while reducing the amount of task-specific data needed for deployment.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026
  • Having Puntarenas as a central base allows productions to move efficiently between islands, mainland ports, and urban support facilities without the logistical complexity typically associated with island filming.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 24 July 2026
Definition of efficiently

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