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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SIN'GLY, adv.
1. Individually; particularly; as, to make men singly and personally good.
2. Only; by himself. Look thee, 'tis so, thou singly honest man.
3. Without partners, companions or associates; as, to attack another singly. At ombre singly to decide their doom.
4. Honestly; sincerely.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adv
1: one by one; one at a time; "they were arranged singly" [ant: multiply]
2: apart from others; "taken individually, the rooms were, in fact, square"; "the fine points are treated singly" [syn: individually, separately, singly, severally, one by one, on an individual basis]

Merriam Webster's

adverb Date: 14th century 1. without the company of others ; individually 2. single-handed

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Singly 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

If people do something singly, they each do it on their own, or do it one by one. They marched out singly or in pairs... ADV: ADV with v

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

ad. 1. Individually, particularly, separately. 2. Only. 3. Honestly, sincerely.