easily; without resistance; helplessly
Describes being defeated, destroyed, or overwhelmed with little or no resistance. Often used with verbs like 負ける, やられる, 破れる.
See also: ひとたまりもない
We lost easily to the strong team.
The old bridge was helplessly swept away by the flood.
Standard kanji spelling for this adverbial phrase.
Variant with 無く instead of なく; slightly more formal or literary.
Alternate kanji for たまり; less common.
Rare combination of alternate kanji and 無く.
From 一溜まり (ひとたまり, 'a single pause' or 'a moment's resistance') + も (even) + なく (without). Literally 'without even a moment's resistance'.