adv
Meaning 1
Strangely; oddly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- He behaved most singularly when we met him last night.
Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
singularly
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General-American: /ˈsɪŋɡjəlɚli/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈsɪŋɡjʊləli/
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CMU ARPABET: S IH1 NG G Y AH0 L ER0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adv
Meaning 2
Extremely; remarkably.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adv
Meaning 3
In the singular number; in terms of a single thing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adv
Meaning 4
solely; only; uniquely
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adverb
Meaning 5
in a singular manner or to a singular degree
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Lord T. was considered singularly licentious even for the courts of Russia and Portugal; he acquired three wives and fourteen children during his Portuguese embassy alone
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History
Etymology
From Middle English singulerly; equivalent to singular + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Esperanto: aparte — solely; only; uniquely