singularly

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈsɪŋɡjələrli/ UK /ˈsɪŋɡjʊləli/ See IPA manual

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1

adv
in a remarkable or exceptional manner; uniquely

She was singularly gifted at calming a panicked crowd.

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1 adv · in a remarkable or... remarkably exceptionally uniquely extraordinarily particularly notably

Opposites

commonly ordinarilyunremarkably

Word family

Related forms singular singularity singularize

Etymology

From singular (from Latin singularis 'single, alone', from singulus 'one each') plus the adverbial suffix -ly.

singularis Latin singulus Latin

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# singularly

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** ˈsɪŋɡjələrli
**IPA (UK):** ˈsɪŋɡjʊləli

## Meanings
1. in a remarkable or exceptional manner; uniquely

## Examples
- She was singularly gifted at calming a panicked crowd.

## Synonyms
- remarkably
- exceptionally
- uniquely
- extraordinarily
- particularly
- notably

## Antonyms
- commonly
- ordinarily
- unremarkably

## Related Forms
- singular
- singularity
- singularize

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: singularis
- Root: singulus

## Etymology
From singular (from Latin singularis 'single, alone', from singulus 'one each') plus the adverbial suffix -ly.

## AI Etymology
Singularly comes from singular (from Latin singularis 'single, alone', from singulus 'one each') plus the adverbial suffix -ly. The historical chain includes Latin singularis and Latin singulus. Older glosses in the chain include "single, alone" and "one each", which help explain the semantic range of the modern word. Morphologically, singularly is best read as suffixal formation and borrowing, yielding an English adverb shaped by both form history and later usage. In current English it functions as an adverb, with the sense "in a remarkable or exceptional manner; uniquely". related forms include singular, singularity, and singularize. The result is an English adverb whose etymology preserves the older forms while supporting the word's specialized modern meaning.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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