singlyadv.

Brit.

/ˈsɪŋɡli/, U.S.

/ˈsɪŋɡli/

Forms: Middle English senglely, Middle English syngnlelie, 1500s singlely; Middle English sengeley, sengely, senge(l)lic, Middle English sengeliche; Middle English singelli, 1500s singilly, Scottish singalie; Middle English sengli, Middle English senglyche, 1500s– singly.

Etymology: < single adj. + -ly suffix², with later contraction as in simply, etc.

a. As a single thing or person; apart from others or a number; by its (her, him, one) self; separately.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > condition of being alone > [adverb]

singlya1300

alonely1307

singularlya1340

by oddc1480

solely1582

solitarilya1641

uniquely1831

tout seul1926

a1300 E.E. Psalter cxl[i]. 11 Sengli I am til I forthfare.

c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. Wace (Rolls) 6081 Let vs senglely a-wey fare.

c1374 G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (1868) iii. pr. ix. 85 Þei ne mowe ȝeuen but o þing senglely of alle þat men seken.

c1450 Alphabet of Tales (1905) II. 463 Þe same iij hostis at sho had had away syngnlelie, ilkone be þer one, sho broght þaim agayn in hur byll.

1597 Bp. J. King Lect. Ionas v. 70 If there be more Gods then one, then singlely and apart they must needes haue lesse strength.

1649 W. Davenant Love & Honour v. iii And wish some man that boasts your masters bloud Were singly here to undergoe their fate.

1673 R. Leigh Transproser Rehears'd 98 He is greater then his subjects singly and apart.

1717 M. Prior Alma iii. 118 Mingl'd with the neighb'ring Herd, She slights what erst She singly fear'd.

1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson iii. ii. 310 The fruit..grows singly, and not in clusters.

1826 C. Lamb in New Monthly Mag. 16 225 The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture.

1839 tr. H. Latimer Let. in Serm. & Remains (1845) II. 353 Fearing..lest while singly I have to answer to so many [etc.].

1871 R. Ellis tr. Catullus Poems lxxxvi. 2 Each point singly 'tis easy to grant.

b. Without the aid or support of others; unaided, unassisted, single-handed.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > condition of being alone > [adverb] > acting alone

apartc1400

merelyc1487

singly1609

unto oneself1643

on one's own hook1812

single-handedly1882

on one's own1895

single-o1948

1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida iii. iii. 240 He must fight singly to morrow with Hector.

1633 T. Heywood Eng. Trav. iv, in Wks. (1874) IV. 73 Singlie of my selfe I will oppose all danger.

1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 173 He was not able to cope with him singly.

1725 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey I. iii. 268 Great Ulysses shall suppress these harms, Ulysses singly, or all Greece in arms.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. ii. 199 Such was her strength.., that no enemy could singly withstand her.

†a. Simply; without any more. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > state or quality of being simple, unmixed, or uncompounded > [adverb] > without addition or qualification

simplya1325

singlya1400

simpliciter?a1425

merelyc1449

nudelya1631

a1400 Pistill of Susan 196 Nou is Susan in sale, sengeliche arayed, In a selken schert, with scholdres wel schene.

1579 Reg. Privy Council Scotl. III. 127 The said Capitane being in the menetyme singalie accumpanyit with ane servand.

†b. Slightly, poorly, ineffectively. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > wretchedness > [adverb]

noughtlyeOE

litherOE

naughtlyOE

litherlya1225

simplya1325

miseaselyc1330

wretchedlyc1340

lewdlyc1386

unhappily1390

miserably?a1425

lodderlyc1425

sorrily1496

singly1548

naughtily1574

sillily1581

lamentably1585

evilly1587

woefully1592

scurvily1616

execrably1633

grievously1742

miscreantly1744

queasily1845

fecklessly1862

God-forsakenly1913

1548 W. Patten Exped. Scotl. L v b Their crosses wear so narrowe and so singly set on, that a puff of wynde might haue blowen them from their brestes.

c. Solely, only; merely. Now rare or Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > state or quality of being simple, unmixed, or uncompounded > [adverb] > simply, only, or merely

butOE

onlya1325

alone?c1335

purelya1375

alonelya1400

nobbuta1400

simplya1400

plain1535

barely1577

merelyc1580

purea1616

singly1655

just1668

sommer1835

maara1931

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > only one > [adverb]

onea1200

soulement?c1225

onlepilyc1275

onlepyc1350

alone?c1400

oddlyc1400

allenarly1444

sole1562

solely1588

exclusively1650

singly1655

uniquely1793

1655 Ld. Orrery Parthenissa II. i. viii. 436 Neither was it singly Canitius Treachery, which gave the Roman Generall this confidence.

1686 Bp. G. Burnet Some Lett. conc. Switzerland iv. 183 For if the Pope derives any thing from St. Peter, all that, is singly in himself.

1746 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 25 Jan. (1932) (modernized text) III. 725 People do not improve, singly, by travelling, but by the observations they make.

1762 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting II. iii. 125 Sir Toby Matthews's title to a place in this work depends singly upon a letter from the Duchess of Buckingham to the Duke.

1795 S. Horsley Serm. (ed. 2) 235 St. Peter upon this occasion spoke singly for himself.

†3. Sincerely, truly, honestly. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > sincerity, freedom from deceit > [adverb]

utterly?c1225

entirelya1340

faithlyc1350

without (but) feigningc1380

clearly1389

whollyc1390

unfeigninglyc1400

entirec1430

unfeigneda1469

without coloura1513

honestly1526

singly1526

unfeignedly1526

uncolourably1541

bona fide1542

frankly?1553

sincerely1560

squarely1564

uprightly1565

square1577

single-mindedly1579

undissemblinglyc1585

above board1599

fair and square1604

downright1607

downrightly1632

really1641

uncasuistly1649

honest1654

up tro1654

plain-heartedly1675

unaffectedly1677

straightforwardly1839

wholeheartedly1845

unfallaciously1852

up and down1854

single-heartedly1857

unflatteringly1874

uncynically1895

square on1963

1526 W. Tyndale Prol. to N.T. To Rdr. My Conscience beareth me recorde, that of a pure entent, singilly and faythfully I have interpreted itt.

1637 S. Rutherford Lett. (1863) I. lxxxiii. 212 If your Lordship and others with you..set yourselves singly to seek the Lord and His face.

Compounds

singly-charged adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > chemistry > atomic chemistry > [adverb] > in the manner of electrons

singly-charged1924

1924 London, Edinb., & Dublin Philos. Mag. 6th Ser. 47 282 The number of particles due to doubly-charged, singly-charged, and neutral helium atoms..varied in number over..a wide range.

1965 C. S. G. Phillips & R. J. P. Williams Inorg. Chem. I. v. 176 hv may be taken as the ionization potential of an ion (i.e. for a singly-charged positive ion, the second ionization potential of the element, and for a singly-charged negative ion, the electron affinity of the element).

singly-read adj.

ΚΠ

1711 Ld. Shaftesbury Characteristicks III. Misc. v. iii. 320 Inquiring..whether it were the Apocryphal Scripture, or the more Canonical?... The singly-read, or that of various Reading?

singly-refractive adj.

ΚΠ

1879 F. Rutley Study of Rocks x. 115 A singly-refractive substance containing fixed bubbles also occurs in some sodalite.

singly-seated adj.

ΚΠ

1829 J. Bentham Justice & Codif. Petit., Abr. Petit. Justice 86 Sufficient..should be the power of the singly-seated absolutist.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	singly
释义	singlyadv. Brit. /ˈsɪŋɡli/, U.S. /ˈsɪŋɡli/ Forms: Middle English senglely, Middle English syngnlelie, 1500s singlely; Middle English sengeley, sengely, senge(l)lic, Middle English sengeliche; Middle English singelli, 1500s singilly, Scottish singalie; Middle English sengli, Middle English senglyche, 1500s– singly. Etymology: < single adj. + -ly suffix², with later contraction as in simply, etc. 1. a. As a single thing or person; apart from others or a number; by its (her, him, one) self; separately. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > condition of being alone > [adverb] singlya1300 alonely1307 singularlya1340 by oddc1480 solely1582 solitarilya1641 uniquely1831 tout seul1926 a1300 E.E. Psalter cxl[i]. 11 Sengli I am til I forthfare. c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. Wace (Rolls) 6081 Let vs senglely a-wey fare. c1374 G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (1868) iii. pr. ix. 85 Þei ne mowe ȝeuen but o þing senglely of alle þat men seken. c1450 Alphabet of Tales (1905) II. 463 Þe same iij hostis at sho had had away syngnlelie, ilkone be þer one, sho broght þaim agayn in hur byll. 1597 Bp. J. King Lect. Ionas v. 70 If there be more Gods then one, then singlely and apart they must needes haue lesse strength. 1649 W. Davenant Love & Honour v. iii And wish some man that boasts your masters bloud Were singly here to undergoe their fate. 1673 R. Leigh Transproser Rehears'd 98 He is greater then his subjects singly and apart. 1717 M. Prior Alma iii. 118 Mingl'd with the neighb'ring Herd, She slights what erst She singly fear'd. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson iii. ii. 310 The fruit..grows singly, and not in clusters. 1826 C. Lamb in New Monthly Mag. 16 225 The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture. 1839 tr. H. Latimer Let. in Serm. & Remains (1845) II. 353 Fearing..lest while singly I have to answer to so many [etc.]. 1871 R. Ellis tr. Catullus Poems lxxxvi. 2 Each point singly 'tis easy to grant. b. Without the aid or support of others; unaided, unassisted, single-handed. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > condition of being alone > [adverb] > acting alone apartc1400 merelyc1487 singly1609 unto oneself1643 on one's own hook1812 single-handedly1882 on one's own1895 single-o1948 1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida iii. iii. 240 He must fight singly to morrow with Hector. View more context for this quotation 1633 T. Heywood Eng. Trav. iv, in Wks. (1874) IV. 73 Singlie of my selfe I will oppose all danger. 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 173 He was not able to cope with him singly. 1725 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey I. iii. 268 Great Ulysses shall suppress these harms, Ulysses singly, or all Greece in arms. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. ii. 199 Such was her strength.., that no enemy could singly withstand her. 2. †a. Simply; without any more. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > state or quality of being simple, unmixed, or uncompounded > [adverb] > without addition or qualification simplya1325 singlya1400 simpliciter?a1425 merelyc1449 nudelya1631 a1400 Pistill of Susan 196 Nou is Susan in sale, sengeliche arayed, In a selken schert, with scholdres wel schene. 1579 Reg. Privy Council Scotl. III. 127 The said Capitane being in the menetyme singalie accumpanyit with ane servand. †b. Slightly, poorly, ineffectively. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > wretchedness > [adverb] noughtlyeOE litherOE naughtlyOE litherlya1225 simplya1325 miseaselyc1330 wretchedlyc1340 lewdlyc1386 unhappily1390 miserably?a1425 lodderlyc1425 sorrily1496 singly1548 naughtily1574 sillily1581 lamentably1585 evilly1587 woefully1592 scurvily1616 execrably1633 grievously1742 miscreantly1744 queasily1845 fecklessly1862 God-forsakenly1913 1548 W. Patten Exped. Scotl. L v b Their crosses wear so narrowe and so singly set on, that a puff of wynde might haue blowen them from their brestes. c. Solely, only; merely. Now rare or Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > state or quality of being simple, unmixed, or uncompounded > [adverb] > simply, only, or merely butOE onlya1325 alone?c1335 purelya1375 alonelya1400 nobbuta1400 simplya1400 plain1535 barely1577 merelyc1580 purea1616 singly1655 just1668 sommer1835 maara1931 the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > only one > [adverb] onea1200 soulement?c1225 onlepilyc1275 onlepyc1350 alone?c1400 oddlyc1400 allenarly1444 sole1562 solely1588 exclusively1650 singly1655 uniquely1793 1655 Ld. Orrery Parthenissa II. i. viii. 436 Neither was it singly Canitius Treachery, which gave the Roman Generall this confidence. 1686 Bp. G. Burnet Some Lett. conc. Switzerland iv. 183 For if the Pope derives any thing from St. Peter, all that, is singly in himself. 1746 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 25 Jan. (1932) (modernized text) III. 725 People do not improve, singly, by travelling, but by the observations they make. 1762 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting II. iii. 125 Sir Toby Matthews's title to a place in this work depends singly upon a letter from the Duchess of Buckingham to the Duke. 1795 S. Horsley Serm. (ed. 2) 235 St. Peter upon this occasion spoke singly for himself. †3. Sincerely, truly, honestly. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > sincerity, freedom from deceit > [adverb] utterly?c1225 entirelya1340 faithlyc1350 without (but) feigningc1380 clearly1389 whollyc1390 unfeigninglyc1400 entirec1430 unfeigneda1469 without coloura1513 honestly1526 singly1526 unfeignedly1526 uncolourably1541 bona fide1542 frankly?1553 sincerely1560 squarely1564 uprightly1565 square1577 single-mindedly1579 undissemblinglyc1585 above board1599 fair and square1604 downright1607 downrightly1632 really1641 uncasuistly1649 honest1654 up tro1654 plain-heartedly1675 unaffectedly1677 straightforwardly1839 wholeheartedly1845 unfallaciously1852 up and down1854 single-heartedly1857 unflatteringly1874 uncynically1895 square on1963 1526 W. Tyndale Prol. to N.T. To Rdr. My Conscience beareth me recorde, that of a pure entent, singilly and faythfully I have interpreted itt. 1637 S. Rutherford Lett. (1863) I. lxxxiii. 212 If your Lordship and others with you..set yourselves singly to seek the Lord and His face. Compounds singly-charged adj. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > atomic chemistry > [adverb] > in the manner of electrons singly-charged1924 1924 London, Edinb., & Dublin Philos. Mag. 6th Ser. 47 282 The number of particles due to doubly-charged, singly-charged, and neutral helium atoms..varied in number over..a wide range. 1965 C. S. G. Phillips & R. J. P. Williams Inorg. Chem. I. v. 176 hv may be taken as the ionization potential of an ion (i.e. for a singly-charged positive ion, the second ionization potential of the element, and for a singly-charged negative ion, the electron affinity of the element). singly-read adj. ΚΠ 1711 Ld. Shaftesbury Characteristicks III. Misc. v. iii. 320 Inquiring..whether it were the Apocryphal Scripture, or the more Canonical?... The singly-read, or that of various Reading? singly-refractive adj. ΚΠ 1879 F. Rutley Study of Rocks x. 115 A singly-refractive substance containing fixed bubbles also occurs in some sodalite. singly-seated adj. ΚΠ 1829 J. Bentham Justice & Codif. Petit., Abr. Petit. Justice 86 Sufficient..should be the power of the singly-seated absolutist. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.a1300
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