single-handedly
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From single-handed + -ly.
Adverb
single-handedly (not comparable)
- Alone; without assistance; by oneself.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:by oneself
- She single-handedly organized the whole event, and even set up all the chairs herself.
- 1977 December 26, “Charlie Chaplin Dead at 88; Made the Film an Art Form”, in The New York Times:
- Charlie Chaplin, the poignant little tramp with the cane and comic walk who almost single — handedly elevated the novelty entertainment medium of motion pictures into art, died peacefully yesterday at his home in Switzerland […]
- 2022 May 17, Coral Murphy Marcos, “Retail sales rise for the fourth straight month as prices keep climbing.”, in The New York Times:
- “Despite the surge in prices weighing on their purchasing power, the U.S. consumer now appears to be single-handedly keeping the global economy afloat,” Paul Ashworth, an economist at Capital Economics, wrote in a note.
Translations
alone; without assistance; by oneself
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