"singly" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈsɪŋ.ɡli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-singly.wav
Rhymes: -ɪŋɡli Etymology: From Middle English senglely. Equivalent to single + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|senglely}} Middle English senglely, {{suf|en|single|-ly|id2=adverbial}} single + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} singly (not comparable)
  1. In a single or unaccompanied manner; without a companion. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms (without a companion): alone Translations (in a single or unaccompanied manner; without a companion): поотделно (pootdelno) (Bulgarian), erikseen (Finnish), yksitellen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-singly-en-adv-zeWryxfP Disambiguation of 'without a companion': 70 1 25 2 2 Disambiguation of 'in a single or unaccompanied manner; without a companion': 89 0 7 2 2
  2. Individually; particularly; severally. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Distributive numbers Synonyms (individually): discretely Translations (individually; separately): самостоятелно (samostojatelno) (Bulgarian), singillātim (Latin)
    Sense id: en-singly-en-adv-PnKF1Xg4 Disambiguation of Distributive numbers: 4 72 23 1 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Latin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 57 35 3 0 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial): 10 51 25 10 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 76 20 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 60 33 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 66 31 0 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 12 65 23 0 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 11 66 22 0 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 4 74 22 0 0 Disambiguation of 'individually': 0 100 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'individually; separately': 0 100 0 0 0
  3. Without partners, companions, or associates; single-handed. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms (without partners): unassisted
    Sense id: en-singly-en-adv-qAfm79mc Disambiguation of 'without partners': 21 2 72 2 2
  4. Honestly; sincerely; simply. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms (honestly): truly
    Sense id: en-singly-en-adv-ROn~B1pT Disambiguation of 'honestly': 2 2 1 93 2
  5. (obsolete) Singularly; peculiarly. Tags: not-comparable, obsolete Synonyms (peculiarly): oddly
    Sense id: en-singly-en-adv-cWWk4Owr Disambiguation of 'peculiarly': 4 9 2 5 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: solo, solitarily, individually, by oneself, truthfully, honestly, strangely Derived forms: misfortunes never come singly, singly even
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        "(obsolete) Singularly; peculiarly."
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