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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Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 3 June 2025
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Eastern Kentucky voted handily for Trump in 2024, so the race is not particularly likely to become competitive.
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After pouring in $25 million to try to elect a conservative judge to the state’s highest court, rival Susan Crawford won handily and ensured a liberal majority.
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Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 3 June 2025
On June 2, Gauff handily beat Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia to advance to the quarterfinals and seemingly wore one of the biggest manicure trends of the season: cat-eye nails.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 2 June 2025
Eastern Kentucky voted handily for Trump in 2024, so the race is not particularly likely to become competitive.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
After pouring in $25 million to try to elect a conservative judge to the state’s highest court, rival Susan Crawford won handily and ensured a liberal majority.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 28 May 2025
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“Handily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handily. Accessed 11 Jun. 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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