"handily" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-handily.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more handily [comparative], most handily [superlative]
Etymology: From handy + -ly. Compare Middle English hendily, hendiliche. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|handy|ly|id2=adverbial}} handy + -ly, {{cog|enm|hendily}} Middle English hendily, {{m|enm|hendiliche}} hendiliche Head templates: {{en-adv}} handily (comparative more handily, superlative most handily)
  1. (chiefly US) In a handy manner; skillfully; conveniently. Tags: US Translations (In a handy manner): сръчно (srǎčno) (Bulgarian), умело (umelo) (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-handily-en-adv-hY0D210x Categories (other): American English Disambiguation of 'In a handy manner': 100 0
  2. (chiefly US) Effortlessly; readily. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-handily-en-adv-eUW4UGij Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial): 30 70

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