Talk:-handedly

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Used to make adverbs from -handed, which was itself deleted per a WT:TR discussion. Not a true suffix (compare the -mower in lawn-mower). Equinox ◑ 23:48, 20 August 2012 (UTC)

Of course, there is nothing at “-handedly”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. or “handedly”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. (Click on the apparent links for handedly). Whether you look at this diachronically or synchronically this seems implausible. Diachronically, it seems implausible that there should be a term ending in handedly before there would be the corresponding term ending in handed. Synchronically, I an skeptical of rare compound affixes. Unless evidence or authority is produced, delete. DCDuring TALK 00:29, 21 August 2012 (UTC)

Semi off-topic, right-handedly is probably a rare or nonstandard form of right-handed ("Albert Pujols batted and threw right-handed", rather than right-handedly). Delete, cannot see this being controversial. Mglovesfun (talk) 08:11, 21 August 2012 (UTC)

Delete. Also, I think the baseball example is an example of adjectives being used in place of adverbs. --WikiTiki89 (talk) 08:25, 21 August 2012 (UTC)

There is a potential difference between a word ending in "handed" vs "handedly". For example:

1. He went though life single-handed. (deprived of one hand) - ???He went through life single-handedly.
2. He had play the game single-handedly. (using just one hand) - ???He had to play the game single-handed.

The handed forms relate to attributes, usually durable, of the subject when engaging in the activity conveyed in the verb. The handedly forms are clearly manner adverbs, confined to the duration of the verb. But one can say He's is batting right-handed today, which does seem adverbial. One could use right-handedly in the context of the second example sentence at least. (He tried to play the game right-handedly, then left-handedly.). DCDuring TALK 12:06, 21 August 2012 (UTC)

I don't think there is any difference in meaning between -handedly and -handed (when used as an adverb). Also, I think that in both of your examples, single-handed(ly) is more likely to have the figurative meaning of "without the aid of others". one-handed(ly), on the other hand, does not have this figurative meaning and whether it means "using just one hand" or "having just one hand" depends more on context than on which form is chosen. --WikiTiki89 (talk) 12:22, 21 August 2012 (UTC)

deleted -- Liliana • 07:56, 4 October 2012 (UTC)