single-handed

[ sing-guhl-han-did ]

adjective

1. accomplished or done by one person alone:

   a single-handed victory; single-handed sailing.

2. by one's own effort; unaided.

adverb

1. by oneself; alone; without aid:

   He built the garage single-handed.

single-handed

adjective

1. unaided or working alone

   a single-handed crossing of the Atlantic

2. having or operated by one hand or one person only

Derived Forms

• ˌsingle-ˈhandedly, adverb
• ˌsingle-ˈhandedness, noun

Other Words From

• single-handed·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of single-handed¹

First recorded in 1700–10