single-handed

/ˈsɪŋ·gəlˈhæn·dɪd/ adj [not gradable]

Definition

› involving only one person's work or effort: The round-the-world single-handed race is sailing's ultimate challenge. single-handedly

/ˈsɪŋ·gəlˈhæn·dɪd·li/ adv › She single-handedly supported the family after her husband’s death.

(Definition of single-handed adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results

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