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single-handed

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sin·gle-hand·ed (snggl-hndd)
adj.
1. Working or done without help; unassisted.
2. Intended for use with one hand.
3. Having or using only one hand.
adv.
In a single-handed manner.

single-handed·ly adv.
single-handed·ness n.

single-handed
adj & adv
1. unaided or working alone a single-handed crossing of the Atlantic
2. having or operated by one hand or one person only
single-handedly  adv
single-handedness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.single-handedsingle-handed - unsupported by other people          
unsupported - not sustained or maintained by nonmaterial aid; "unsupported accusations"
2.single-handed - without help from others; "a single-handed accomplishment"
independent - free from external control and constraint; "an independent mind"; "a series of independent judgments"; "fiercely independent individualism"
Adv.1.single-handed - without assistance; "I built this house single-handedly"

single-handed
adverb unaided, on your own, by yourself, alone, independently, solo, without help, unassisted, under your own steam I brought up my seven children single-handed.
Translations
single-handed [ˌsɪŋglˈhændɪd] ADJ & ADVsin ayuda
single-handed [ˌsɪŋglˈhændɪd]
1. adj (voyage) → solitario/a; (achievement) → fatto/a da solo/a
2. advda solo/a, senza aiuto

single-handed [ˌsɪŋglˈhændɪd]
1. adj (voyage) → solitario/a; (achievement) → fatto/a da solo/a
2. advda solo/a, senza aiuto


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The ape-man's new friend finally succeeded in making himself heard, and when he had done talking the men and women of the village vied with one another in doing honor to the strange creature who had saved their fellow and battled single-handed with fierce Numa.
I FACED these people, facing my fate in them, single-handed now,-- literally single-handed, for I had a broken arm.
Tarzan, racking his brains for some means to cope single-handed with the infuriated beast, had suddenly recalled his battle with Terkoz; and as the great shoulders came clear of the window, so that the lioness hung upon the sill only by her forepaws, Tarzan suddenly released his hold upon the brute.
 
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