Synonyms:
single-handed, single-handedly
Meaning: without assistance; "I built this house single-handedly"
Usage examples
I counted one day no less than 350 mice which a cat had killed single-handed at the removal of a rick of oats in a farmer's yard.
On their part, the Ambraciots at Olpae sent a messenger to their own city, to beg them to come with their whole levy to their assistance, fearing that the army of Eurylochus might not be able to pass through the Acarnanians, and that they might themselves be obliged to fight single-handed, or be unable to retreat, if they wished it, without danger.