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single-handed
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As an adjective, single-handed means unsupported by other people. As an adverb, it means without assistance.
Meanings of single-handed
3 meaningsadjective
Unsupported by other people
Similar: unassisted, unbackedWithout help from others
“a single-handed accomplishment”
adverb
Without assistance
“I built this house single-handedly”
Similar: single-handedly
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
Synonyms by meaning
adjective: unsupported by other people
adverb: without assistance
single-handedly