(mostly, US) Effortlessly; readily.
Thunder just exposed biggest flaw of Luka Doncic-less Lakers https://www.rawchili.com/nba/727118/ Even with rust clearly visible following a long, eight-day layover in between playoff rounds, the OKC Thunder handily…
Michigan special election for Michigan senate - Democrat Chedrick Greene won quite handily! Great job to Saginaw, Midland, and Bay City!!!
(mostly, US) Effortlessly; readily.
He won the election handily.
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(mostly, US) In a handy manner; skillfully; conveniently.
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Yes. We have a fabulous man under 30 whose first entry into politics here was to run for Congress. A traditional moderate Dem with big bucks entered the race and trounced him. I think he’d have handily won city counci…
Handily means: In a handy manner; skillfully; conveniently.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up. For most families this word will pass by without incident; it is more a vocabulary curiosity than a parenting concern.
handily means: In a handy manner; skillfully; conveniently.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.
“Thunder just exposed biggest flaw of Luka Doncic-less Lakers https://www.rawchili.com/nba/727118/ Even with rust clearly visible following a long, eight-day layover in between playoff rounds, the OKC Thunder handily…”
“Michigan special election for Michigan senate - Democrat Chedrick Greene won quite handily! Great job to Saginaw, Midland, and Bay City!!!”
“Yes. We have a fabulous man under 30 whose first entry into politics here was to run for Congress. A traditional moderate Dem with big bucks entered the race and trounced him. I think he’d have handily won city council and could have blasted off from there.”
“Buried in the hoopla today is that the Battle of Puebla was a stunning anti-colonial victory, a great example of how a determined defense and coordination between formally trained and irregular fighters can handily break an imperial force.”
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