single-handed
accomplished or done by one person alone: a single-handed victory; single-handed sailing.
by one's own effort; unaided.
by oneself; alone; without aid: He built the garage single-handed.
Origin of single-handed
1Other words from single-handed
- sin·gle-hand·ed·ness, noun
Words Nearby single-handed
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How to use single-handed in a sentence
The book is a manifesto—a single-handed attempt to galvanize the world to take to the streets.
Naomi Klein’s ‘This Changes Everything’ Will Change Nothing | Michael Signer | November 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEven if it had been the right place, and the right fellows had been there, what could I have done single-handed?
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3) | Charles DickensHe was one of the few Americans who encountered the British in single-handed charges on top of the breast-works.
Sara Lee might have fought the War Office single-handed and won out, but it is extremely unlikely.
The Amazing Interlude | Mary Roberts RinehartHe boasted he would uproot single-handed, in one hour, all the trees in the Royal pleasaunce.
The Merrie Tales Of Jacques Tournebroche | Anatole France
single-handed he had to fight against the Spanish cruiser, for it was certain that the Brooklyn could give no assistance.
Young Glory and the Spanish Cruiser | Walter Fenton Mott
British Dictionary definitions for single-handed
unaided or working alone: a single-handed crossing of the Atlantic
having or operated by one hand or one person only
Derived forms of single-handed
- single-handedly, adverb
- single-handedness, noun
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