Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

handedly

/hˈændɪdli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.20 in modern English

Syllables: hand-ed-ly
IPA: /hˈændɪdli/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Easily; with ease; misconstruction of handily.

Example Sentences

"The squirt was hitting 25-foot jumpers handedly, although she wasn't one for that whole dribbling thing."
"In the end, there was nothing that Frost could do to defeat Sessions, who won handedly by 56 to 44 percent."
"SK won handedly, placing 5ᵗʰ in the nation on this night."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *handuz Proto-West Germanic *handu Old English hand Middle English hond English hand Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English handed Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English handedly From handed + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more handedly (comparative) most handedly (superlative)

Phrases

back-handedly bare-handedly bloody-handedly both-handedly cack-handedly clean-handedly cross-handedly deft-handedly

Frequently Paired Words

back-handedly bare-handedly bloody-handedly both-handedly cack-handedly clean-handedly cross-handedly deft-handedly

Rhymes With

candidly singlehandedly

Questions

How do you pronounce handedly?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˈændɪdli/.
What does handedly mean?: Easily; with ease; misconstruction of handily.
Where does handedly come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *handuz Proto-West Germanic *handu Old English hand Middle English hond English hand Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English handed Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English handedly From handed + -ly.

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