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Meaning of SINGLY

Pronunciation:  'singglee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adv]  one by one; one at a time; "they were arranged singly"
  2. [adv]  apart from others; "taken individually, the rooms were, in fact, square"; "the fine points are treated singly"
 
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 Synonyms: individually, on an individual basis, one by one, separately, severally
 
 Antonyms: multiply
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Sin"gly\, adv.
1. Individually; particularly; severally; as, to make men
   singly and personally good.
2. Only; by one's self; alone.
         Look thee, 't is so! Thou singly honest man. --Shak.
3. Without partners, companions, or associates;
   single-handed; as, to attack another singly.
         At omber singly to decide their doom. --Pope.
4. Honestly; sincerely; simply. [R.] --Johnson.
5. Singularly; peculiarly. [Obs.] --Milton.
 

 

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