Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb Without the presence of others; alone.
- adverb Without the help of others; single-handed.
- adverb One by one; individually.
from The Century Dictionary.
- As a unit; as or in the form or capacity of one person or thing.
- Individually; particularly; separately; one at a time.
- Without aid or accompaniment; alone.
- Solely; uniquely; singularly.
- Honestly; sincerely.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb Individually; particularly; severally.
- adverb Only; by one's self; alone.
- adverb Without partners, companions, or associates; single-handed.
- adverb rare Honestly; sincerely; simply.
- adverb obsolete Singularly; peculiarly.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
single or unaccompanied manner; without a companion. - adverb
Individually ;particularly ;severally - adverb Without
partners ,companions , orassociates ; single-handed - adverb
Honestly ;sincerely ;simply . - adverb obsolete
Singularly ;peculiarly .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb one by one; one at a time
- adverb apart from others
Etymologies
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Examples
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[_If 'irrational' here means simply 'non-rational,' or non-deducible from the essence of either term singly, it is no reproach; if it means 'contradicting' such essence, Mr. Bradley should show wherein and how_.]
A Pluralistic Universe Hibbert Lectures at Manchester College on the Present Situation in Philosophy William James 1876
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They had been whites, all of them, these poor murdered people, and they had been slain singly, in pairs, and in parties.
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In Il deserto rosso (Red Desert), characters emerge singly from the ghostly fog as they watch Giuliana walk away from the car that she has almost driven off a pier.
Film 2008
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They had been whites, all of them, these poor murdered people, and they had been slain singly, in pairs, and in parties.
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They had been whites, all of them, these poor murdered people, and they had been slain singly, in pairs, and in parties.
League of Old Men 1902
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But most instances of bias are defensible when taken singly, which is my point.
Air America Debriefing - Should I have agreed to appear? 2004
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"Happy citizen," the stone reads, "when called singly to be a barrier to the liberties of a continent!"
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 58, August, 1862 Various
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For God has absolute and paramount lordship over the creature wholly and singly, which is entirely subject to His power: whereas man partakes of a certain likeness to the divine lordship, forasmuch as he exercises a particular power over some man or creature.
Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Aquinas Thomas
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Of the three it may be a question which is most entitled singly to represent it.
Luther and Other Leaders of the Reformation 1823-1886 1883
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No one anywhere near except a sick sailor and one she would almost rather die than call singly to her aid, for he had once told her he loved her.
Foul Play Charles Reade 1849
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