Meaning

4 senses

  1. Strangely; oddly.

    He behaved most singularly when we met him last night.

  2. Extremely; remarkably.

  3. In the singular number; in terms of a single thing.

  4. Solely; only; uniquely

More definitions
  • in a singular manner or to a singular degree

Examples

2 sentences

  1. Our attitude toward plants is singularly narrow.

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  2. Don't use a big word when a singularly unloquacious and diminutive linguistic expression will satisfactorily accomplish the contemporary necessity.

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Origin

From Middle English singulerly; equivalent to singular + -ly.

From Middle English singulerly; equivalent to singular + -ly.

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Forms

more singularly, most singularly
Comparativemore singularly Lesson
Superlativemost singularly

regular

Word family

1 related words
Relatedsingular

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
singlysingularA2singularitysinistersinkB1sinker
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