"singularly" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈsɪŋɡjəlɚli/ [General-American], /ˈsɪŋɡjʊləli/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-us-singularly.ogg [US] Forms: more singularly [comparative], most singularly [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English singulerly; equivalent to singular + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|singulerly}} Middle English singulerly, {{suffix|en|singular|ly}} singular + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} singularly (comparative more singularly, superlative most singularly)
  1. Strangely; oddly.
    Sense id: en-singularly-en-adv-HjViLywE
  2. Extremely; remarkably.
    Sense id: en-singularly-en-adv-1D0oFOAt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 55 7 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 0 49 22 28
  3. In the singular number; in terms of a single thing.
    Sense id: en-singularly-en-adv-jMltCv3D
  4. solely; only; uniquely
    Sense id: en-singularly-en-adv-hil0QF3L

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