handedly

adv

handedly

adv

Etymology From handed + -ly.

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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:
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  • SK won handedly, placing 5ᵗʰ in the nation on this night.2006, D. Blue, S. K. Black, The Velvet Machine: A Plush Collection of Unshaven Essays, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 185:
Related terms
48 termsback-handedly, bare-handedly, bloody-handedly, both-handedly, cack-handedly, clean-handedly, cross-handedly, deft-handedly, double-handedly, empty-handedly, even-handedly, fair-handedly, fore-handedly, four-handedly, free-handedly, full-handedly, ham-handedly, hard-handedly, heavy-handedly, high-handedly, horny-handedly, iron handedly, iron-handedly, large-handedly, left-handedly, level-handedly, light-handedly, loose-handedly, many-handedly, mob-handedly, naked-handedly, neat-handedly, off-handedly, one-handedly, open-handedly, red-handedly, right-handedly, second-handedly, short-handedly, side-handedly, single-handedly, strong-handedly, sure-handedly, tender-handedly, two-handedly, under-handedly, white-handedly, whole-handedly

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