single-handed (adj.)

1709, "done alone," from single (adj.) + -handed. Meaning "using one hand only" is from 1844. Related: Single-handedly.

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early 14c., "unmarried," from Old French sengle, sangle "alone, unaccompanied; simple, unadorned," from Latin singulus "one, one to each, individual, separate" (usually in plural singuli "one by one"), from PIE *semgolo‑, suffixed (diminutive?) form of root *sem- (1) "one; as one, together with." Meaning "consisting of one unit, individual, unaccompanied by others" is from late 14c. Meaning "undivided" is from 1580s. Single-parent (adj.) is attested from 1966.

-handed

in compounds, "having hands" (of a certain type), mid-14c., from hand (n.). Related: -handedness; -handedly.

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Definitions of single-handed from WordNet

single-handed (adj.)

unsupported by other people;

Synonyms: unassisted / unbacked

single-handed (adj.)

without help from others;

a single-handed accomplishment

single-handed (adv.)

without assistance;

Synonyms: single-handedly

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