sin´gle-hand´ed|ness

sin´gle-hand´ed|ness: sin|gle-hand|ed «SIHNG guhl HAN dihd», adjective, adverb.

–adj.

1. without help from others; working alone; unassisted; unaided: »Single-handed…she performed all the labors of Mr. Jonathan Rossiter's little establishment (Harriet Beecher Stowe).

2. using, requiring, or managed by only one hand or only one person: »a single-handed catch.

–adv.

without help from others; single-handedly: »In the end he had to man the ship single-handed to save himself (New York Times).

–sin´gle-hand´ed|ly, adverb.

–sin´gle-hand´ed|ness, noun.

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sin´gle-hand´ed|ly — sin|gle hand|ed «SIHNG guhl HAN dihd», adjective, adverb. –adj. 1. without help from others; working alone; unassisted; unaided: »Single handed…she performed all the labors of Mr. Jonathan Rossiter s little establishment (Harriet Beecher Stowe).… … Useful english dictionary
sin|gle-hand|ed — «SIHNG guhl HAN dihd», adjective, adverb. –adj. 1. without help from others; working alone; unassisted; unaided: »Single handed…she performed all the labors of Mr. Jonathan Rossiter s little establishment (Harriet Beecher Stowe). 2. using,… … Useful english dictionary
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
single-handed — sin′gle hand′ed adj. 1) accomplished or done by one person alone 2) by one s own effort; unaided 3) using only one hand 4) by oneself; alone; without aid: She built the garage single handed[/ex] • Etymology: 1700–10 sin′gle hand′ed•ly, adv.… … From formal English to slang

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