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handedly

handedly adverb: easily; with ease; misconstruction of handily.

Adverb

handedly (comparative more handedly, superlative most handedly)

  1. (nonstandard) Easily; with ease; misconstruction of handily.
    • The squirt was hitting 25-foot jumpers handedly, although she wasn't one for that whole dribbling thing.2004, Michael Hilburn, Travel Diary, Bolivia, Trafford Publishing, illustrated, page 75
    • In the end, there was nothing that Frost could do to defeat Sessions, who won handedly by 56 to 44 percent.2005, Sunil Ahuja, Robert E. Dewhirst, The Road to Congress 2004, Nova Publishers,, →ISBN, page 49

Forms of handedly

comparativemore handedly
superlativemost handedly

Origin of handedly

From handed + -ly.

Questions about handedly

What does handedly mean?
Handedly means easily; with ease; misconstruction of handily.
What part of speech is handedly?
Handedly is an adverb.

Words near handedly in the dictionary

  1. handed round
  2. handed someone his hat
  3. handed someone their cards
  4. handed something out like candy
  5. handed up
  6. handedly
  7. handedness
  8. handednesses
  9. handedst
  10. handegg
  11. handeggs

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