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Meaning of 'singly' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Singly [ adv.]
- Individually; particularly; severally; as, to make men singly and personally good.
- Only; by one's self; alone.
- Without partners, companions, or associates; single-handed; as, to attack another singly.
- Honestly; sincerely; simply.
- Singularly; peculiarly.

Meaning of 'singly' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . singly [ r]
Meaning (1):
- apart from others
Example in sentence:
  • taken individually, the rooms were, in fact, square;
  • the clothes were hung severally;
  • the fine points are treated singly
Meaning (2):
- one by one; one at a time
Example in sentence:
  • they were arranged singly

Nearby Words:

sin sinaic sinaitic sinalbin sinamine sinapate sinapic sinapine sinapis sinapisin

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