single-handedly

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Etymology

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From single-handed +‎ -ly.

Adverb

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single-handedly (not comparable)

  1. 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[1]:
      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[2]:
      “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.

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