single handed
/ˌsɪŋɡəlˈhændɪd/
adjective
- Done by one person without help from others.
- His single-handed rescue of the drowning child earned him a medal.
- The mechanic completed the engine repair in a single-handed effort.
- She made a single-handed attempt to row across the Atlantic.
adverb
- Without help from others; alone.
- He built the entire treehouse single-handed.
- She raised three children single-handed after her husband passed away.
- The detective solved the case single-handed.
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