one-handed

[ wuhn-han-did ]

/ ˈwʌnˈhæn dɪd /

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adjective

having or using only one hand: The left fielder made a one-handed catch of the fly ball.

adverb

with one hand: to drive one-handed.

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Origin of one-handed

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

Words nearby one-handed

one for the road, Onega, Onega Bay, One good turn deserves another, Oneg Shabbat, one-handed, one-horse, one-horse town, Oneida, Oneida Community, Oneida Lake

How to use one-handed in a sentence

Cersei had been giving the Jaime the cold shoulder since his return, and the one-handed “Kingslayer” reaches his breaking point.
Game of Thrones’ 8 Most WTF Scenes: Twincest Rape, Shadow Baby, George W. Bush’s Head, and More|Marlow Stern|April 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His 1990 stroke could be one such event, but Tranströmer continued to write, and to play one-handed piano recitals across Europe.
A Nobel Winner's Positive Gaze|Eliza Griswold|October 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Might not a one-handed fife be introduced, or a pandean pipe substituted, and fifers totally abolished?
Bentley's Miscellany, Volume II|Various
One-handed, with a single thrust, he picked Jason off the ground and sent him hurtling under the living arch.
Deathworld|Harry Harrison

I dont suppose youre going to call me down for that one-handed catch, are you?
The New Boys at Oakdale|Morgan Scott
I saw Joe make a one-handed lunge with the rifle, and saw the bayonet show fully a foot in front of the German's chest.
A Soldier of the Legion|Edward Morlae
Office work offers special opportunity to the one-handed and the crippled, as stenography and typewriting do to the blind.
Our Schools in War Time—and After|Arthur Davis Dean