Meaning of SINGLY
Pronunciation: | | 'singglee
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- [adv] one by one; one at a time; "they were arranged singly"
- [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 |
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| Antonyms: | | multiply | |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| 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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