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Etymology
Etymology tree English single-handed Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English single-handedly From single-handed + -ly.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Alone; without assistance; by oneself.
“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.
2022 May 17, Coral Murphy Marcos, “Retail sales rise for the fourth straight month as prices keep climbing.”, in The New York Times: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[…]
1977 December 26, “Charlie Chaplin Dead at 88; Made the Film an Art Form”, in The New York Times:She single-handedly organized the whole event, and even set up all the chairs herself.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| singlehandedly | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
on one's own · by one's lonesome · unaidedly · singly · unassisted · alone · single-handed · unassistedly · single-handedly · by oneself · on one's lonesome
Translations (13)
sv egenhändigt (alone; without assistance; by oneself) · it da solo (alone; without assistance; by oneself) · de eigenhändig (alone; without assistance; by oneself) · es por sí mismo (alone; without assistance; by oneself) · ru собственнору́чно (alone; without assistance; by oneself) · fi omin avuin (alone; without assistance; by oneself) · cmn 一手 (alone; without assistance; by oneself) · it con le proprie forze (alone; without assistance; by oneself) · ru самостоя́тельно (alone; without assistance; by oneself) · es por cuenta propia (alone; without assistance; by oneself) · pl samodzielnie (alone; without assistance; by oneself) · es por sí solo (alone; without assistance; by oneself) · sv på egen hand (alone; without assistance; by oneself)