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one-handedly

one-handedly adverb: using only one hand.

Adverb

one-handedly (not comparable)

  1. Using only one hand.

Forms of one-handedly

alternative formonehandedly
alternative formone-handed
alternative formonehanded

Origin of one-handedly

From one-handed + -ly.

Questions about one-handedly

What does one-handedly mean?
One-handedly means using only one hand.
What part of speech is one-handedly?
One-handedly is an adverb.

Words near one-handedly in the dictionary

  1. one-gallused
  2. one-half
  3. one-half crosswise
  4. one-half lengthwise
  5. one-handed
  6. one-handedly
  7. one-handedness
  8. one-hander
  9. one-handers
  10. one-hit
  11. one-hit kill

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