singly

UK: /ˈsɪŋgli/ US: /ˈsɪŋgli/ ,(sing′glē)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

sin•gly /ˈsɪŋgli/   adv. 

1. apart from others;
   separately;
   one at a time:
   Some guests arrived singly, and others came in pairs.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

sin•gly  (sing′glē), adv. 

1. apart from others;
   separately.
2. one at a time;
   as single units.
3. singlehanded;
   alone.

• Middle English senglely. See single, -ly 1250–1300

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singly / ˈsɪŋɡlɪ/ adverb

1. one at a time; one by one
2. apart from others; separately; alone