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handily

handily adverb: in a handy manner; skillfully; conveniently.

Adverb

handily (comparative more handily, superlative most handily)

  1. (US) In a handy manner; skillfully; conveniently.
    • As the mysteries of valetism are not very recondite or difficult to be acquired by an intelligent person, Lockwood, after a little practice, performed his functions handily enough; […]1854, Catherine Crowe, Linny Lockwood, page 237
  2. (US) Effortlessly; readily.
    • He won the election handily.

handily meaning in Urdu

handily in Urdu

بامہارت, باسہولت, جلدی سے

Forms of handily

comparativemore handily
superlativemost handily

Origin of handily

From handy + -ly. Compare Middle English hendily, hendiliche.

Questions about handily

What does handily mean?
Handily means in a handy manner; skillfully; conveniently.
What is handily in Urdu?
Handily in Urdu is بامہارت, باسہولت, جلدی سے. See Handily meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is handily?
Handily is an adverb.

Words near handily in the dictionary

  1. handie-talkies
  2. handier
  3. handies
  4. handiest
  5. Handigodu syndrome
  6. handily
  7. handiman
  8. handimen
  9. handin'
  10. handiness
  11. handinesses

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: handily (page history and authors); handily (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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