singularly C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈsɪŋɡjələrli/ UK /ˈsɪŋɡjʊləli/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adv in a remarkable or exceptional manner; uniquely She was singularly gifted at calming a panicked crowd. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in a remarkable or... remarkablyexceptionallyuniquelyextraordinarilyparticularlynotably ↔ Opposites commonlyordinarilyunremarkably Word family Related forms singularsingularitysingularize Etymology AI details From singular (from Latin singularis 'single, alone', from singulus 'one each') plus the adverbial suffix -ly. singularis Latin singulus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown