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handily

[ han-di-lee, -dl-ee ]

adverb

  1. skillfully; dexterously; expertly:

    to manage a boat handily.

  2. conveniently:

    The books were handily at his side.

  3. easily:

    We won handily.

  4. Midland U.S. rightly; readily:

    You can't handily blame him.



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adverb

  1. in a handy way or manner
  2. conveniently or suitably

    handily nearby

  3. easily

    the horse won handily

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of handily1

First recorded in 1605–15; handy + -ly
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Issa faced a few tough challengers in elections since, but handily won the 48th Congressional District seat in November with 59% of the vote.

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Among other moves, the party opposed the school board recalls, which 70% of voters supported, and the ouster of Boudin, who was handily turned out of office.

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Polls suggest the Conservatives - led by Pierre Poilievre, a 45-year-old career politician with a talent for a sharp campaign catchphrase - would win an election handily if it were held today.

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He not only ran again, he won the Republican primary handily and then he fricking wins the presidency.

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Robinson handily lost the North Carolina gubernatorial race, trailing Democratic Governor-elect Josh Stein by nearly 15 points, and was also excluded from the list of Trump's nominees.

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