Is Single Handedly One Word?

Single-handedly means done or accomplished alone—without help from anyone, as in Carol completed the project single-handedly—she did every last thing herself. Single-handedly is the adverb form of the adjective single–handed, which is used to describe something done by one person, as with a single-handed attempt.

Is it single-handedly or handily?

A note that in British English, single-handed is preferred while American English tends to add the ly and more frequently uses single-handedly.

What is single-handedly?

1 : managed or done by one person or with one on a side. 2 : working alone or unassisted by others. single-handed. adverb.

James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

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James Sterling reports on renewable energy developments, climate policy, ecological conservation, and green tech innovations around the globe.