one-handedlyadv.
/wʌnˈhandᵻdli/, U.S. /ˈwənˈhæn(d)ədli/ With or using only one hand.
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the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [adverb] > by means of the hand(s)
manuallyc1475
handily1659
one-handed1865
bimanually1898
one-handedly1949
1949 G. R. Stewart Earth Abides i. i. 8 It was called a single-jack because it was managed one-handedly.
1972 J. Rossiter Rope for General Dietz xiii. 185 I lit a cigarette one-handedly.
2002 Med. Lab. Observer (Nexis) 1 Apr. 10 A release mechanism to allow the operator to drop the contaminated needle into a sharps container one-handedly.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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