"serely" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more serely [comparative], most serely [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English serly, serelych, serelyche, equivalent to sere (“separate, different, distinct”) + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|serly}} Middle English serly, {{m|enm|serelych}} serelych, {{m|enm|serelyche}} serelyche, {{suffix|en|sere|ly|t1=separate, different, distinct}} sere (“separate, different, distinct”) + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} serely (comparative more serely, superlative most serely)
  1. (now rare, archaic, dialectal) separately; differently; severally; distinctly. Tags: archaic, dialectal Synonyms: seerly
    Sense id: en-serely-en-adv-DI1X5KIe

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