What is another word for handedly?

Pronunciation: [hˈandɪdlɪ] (IPA)

Handedly is an adverb used to describe an action that is done alone without any assistance. There are different synonyms for handedly, such as single-handedly, solely, alone, by oneself, independently, unassisted, and solitarily. Single-handedly and solely are the closest synonyms as they emphasize doing something without any help. Whereas, alone, by oneself, independently, unassisted, and solitarily are synonyms that emphasize the state of being alone or without company. These words are used interchangeably to effectively convey the meaning of an action that is carried out by one individual without any support or help from others.

Usage examples for Handedly

George Sand came, honestly, if left-handedly, by her cardiac prowess.
"Superwomen"
Albert Payson Terhune
She murmured the last word off-handedly.
"Sjambak"
John Holbrook Vance
She came there with all those grotesque ideas of her childhood on the respective positions of men and women precipitated through her older years to the perception given to Keggo: women were this, women were that; in their commonest characteristics they contrasted very badly with men; men did things better than women; they had by far the better lot in life than women; unquestionably men were the creatures; of course-off-handedly-they were beasts.
"This Freedom"
A. S. M. Hutchinson

Famous quotes with Handedly

  • I think that generally music should be a positive thing, I like Bob Marley's attitude: he said that his goal in life was to single handedly fight all the evil in the world with nothing but music, and when he went to a place he didn't go to play, he went to conquer.
    Jon Fishman
  • For a while, even in the house of good friends for dinner or for cocktails, they would really be upset. They thought I had single-handedly destroyed the best phone service in the world.
    Harold H. Greene
  • We do a hard fantasy as well as hard science fiction, and I think I probably single-handedly recreated military science fiction. It was dead before I started working in it.
    Jerry Pournelle
  • I'm incapable of writing without social commentary. I like to think that it's integrated and not really heavy handedly didactic.
    John Shirley
  • A war can perhaps be won single-handedly. But peace - lasting peace - cannot be secured without the support of all.
    Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

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