unassisted, single-handed, unbacked
(adjective) unsupported by other people
Source: WordNet® 3.1
unbacked (comparative more unbacked, superlative most unbacked)
(not comparable) Having no back.
Not supported or backed up (by someone or something).
Synonym: unsupported
Having no (or few) backers.
(obsolete, not comparable) Of an animal: never having been ridden or not accustomed to being ridden; not (currently) being ridden.
Synonym: unbroken
(photography, holography) (of a plate) Not having an antihalation backing.
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Source: Wiktionary
Un*backed", a.
1. Never mounted by a rider; unbroken. "Unbacked colts." Shak.
2. Not supported or encouraged; not countenanced; unaided. Daniel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
