Hyper Dictionary

English Dictionary Computer Dictionary Video Dictionary Thesaurus Dream Dictionary Medical Dictionary


Search Dictionary:  

Meaning of SINGLY

Pronunciation:  'singglee

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adv]  one by one; one at a time; "they were arranged singly"
  2. [adv]  apart from others; "taken individually, the rooms were, in fact, square"; "the fine points are treated singly"
 

SINGLY is a 6 letter word that starts with S.

 

 Synonyms: individually, on an individual basis, one by one, separately, severally
 
 Antonyms: multiply
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 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.

 

 

COPYRIGHT © 2000-2009 HYPERDICTIONARY.COM HOME | ABOUT HYPERDICTIONARY