single-handedly

See also: singlehandedly

English

Alternative forms

singled-handedly

Etymology

From single-handed +‎ -ly.

Adverb

single-handedly (not comparable)

Alone; without assistance; by oneself.
She single-handedly organized the whole event, and even set up all the chairs herself.

Synonyms

See Thesaurus:by oneself

Translations

alone; without assistance; by oneself

Chinese:
Mandarin: 一手 (zh) (yīshǒu)
German: eigenhändig (de)
Italian: da solo m, con le proprie forze

Polish: samodzielnie (pl)
Russian: собственнору́чно (ru) (sobstvennorúčno), самостоя́тельно (ru) (samostojátelʹno)
Swedish: på egen hand (sv), egenhändigt (almost exclusively as a modifier to participles)

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