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handily

[han-di-lee, -dl-ee] / ˈhæn dɪ li, -dl i /
ADVERB
skillfully
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Revenue of $8.28 billion handily beat calls for $7.78 billion.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

“It’s a little bit complicated when they put an image in your head and now you’re stuck with it,” he sings in “Paint by Numbers,” which pretty handily demonstrates how lightweight the introspection is here.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

The 36-year-old former mayor of Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital, also handily defeated Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli, the 74-year-old former prime minister, in Oli’s longtime stronghold.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

That handily beat Wall Street estimates of earnings of $2.34 a share from revenue of $29 billion.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Both varsity teams win handily against Hartwell, and the JV boys and girls squeak by.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen