uniquelyadv.

Brit.

/juːˈniːkli/,

/jᵿˈniːkli/, U.S.

/ˌjuˈnikli/,

/jᵿˈnikli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: unique adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < unique adj. + -ly suffix².

a. Exclusively, solely; only.

ΘΚΠ

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

1793 W. Moorcroft tr. E. Valli in Exper. Animal Electr. 245 Several impressions..are effected with a rapidity which belongs uniquely to the electrical fluid.

1820 T. Mitchell in tr. Aristophanes Comedies I. 13 (note) It is a picture uniquely Greek, to have a person of his rank in life giving such a debtor and creditor account of his intellectual pleasures as Dicæopolis does.

1893 E. Saltus Madam Sapphira 182 She had married him uniquely to go into society.

1944 A. Rose in G. Myrdal Amer. Dilemma xliv. 966 These are only a few dozen words and phrases that are uniquely Negro.

1972 Nature 24 Mar. 147/1 Many proteins which were believed to be uniquely amino-acid in composition have now been found to occur in a glycosylated state.

2011 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 7 Apr. 24/3 The feat requires such power and resources as belong uniquely to the state.

b. Chiefly Mathematics and Science. Originally: entirely, by itself alone. In later use: so as to have a unique outcome.

ΘΚΠ

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

singlya1300

alonely1307

singularlya1340

by oddc1480

solely1582

solitarilya1641

uniquely1831

tout seul1926

1831 Math. Diary No. 12. 184 Let us conceive two entirely arbitrary equations established between these variables and a third variable s; then s can be considered as being uniquely a function of these last.

1885 C. Leudesdorf tr. L. Cremona Elements Projective Geom. 43 Therefore D₁ must coincide with D′, since the three points A′B′C′ determine uniquely the fourth point which forms with them a harmonic range.

1933 A. S. Eddington Expanding Universe iv. 150 The interactions of myriads of electrical particles are replaced by the interaction of an electric field which is specified uniquely by six numbers.

1968 Canad. Math. Bull. 2 399 Each representation..of L can be uniquely extended to a representation..of U.

2011 Amer. Math. Monthly 118 910 The Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic states that every integer greater than 1 can be factored uniquely into a product of prime numbers.

2. To a unique degree or extent; so as to be unique; singularly, especially, pre-eminently.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > [adverb] > in a way that is unparalleled or unique

onlyOE

unilichec1300

unlike?c1335

incomparablyc1422

sans-peer1426

incomparable1482

uncomparably1548

peerless1596

matchlessly1598

peerlessly1600

unimitably1622

unparalleledly1639

matchlessc1650

uniquely1805

unapproachably1846

unsurpassably1859

1805 Morning Post 5 Feb. The supper room was superbly illuminated by Etruscan lamps and lustres; the whole uniquely beautiful.

1846 C. Darwin in F. Darwin Life & Lett. C. Darwin (1887) I. 345 I sent you a uniquely laudatory epistle.

1881 H. W. Nicholson From Sword to Share vii. 41 The climate is simply and uniquely perfect.

1942 E. Langley Pea Pickers xii. 174 Her costume, another black one, had the uniquely awkward appearance of a pall on a coffin.

1975 H. Bloom Map of Misreading iii. vii. 167 Post-Emersonian American poetry..is uniquely open to influencings, and uniquely resistant to all ideas of influence.

2005 Guardian (Nexis) 15 Mar. (Special Suppl.) 5 A photo is a uniquely identifiable piece of personal information.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	uniquely
释义	uniquelyadv. Brit. /juːˈniːkli/, /jᵿˈniːkli/, U.S. /ˌjuˈnikli/, /jᵿˈnikli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: unique adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < unique adj. + -ly suffix². 1. a. Exclusively, solely; only. ΘΚΠ 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 1793 W. Moorcroft tr. E. Valli in Exper. Animal Electr. 245 Several impressions..are effected with a rapidity which belongs uniquely to the electrical fluid. 1820 T. Mitchell in tr. Aristophanes Comedies I. 13 (note) It is a picture uniquely Greek, to have a person of his rank in life giving such a debtor and creditor account of his intellectual pleasures as Dicæopolis does. 1893 E. Saltus Madam Sapphira 182 She had married him uniquely to go into society. 1944 A. Rose in G. Myrdal Amer. Dilemma xliv. 966 These are only a few dozen words and phrases that are uniquely Negro. 1972 Nature 24 Mar. 147/1 Many proteins which were believed to be uniquely amino-acid in composition have now been found to occur in a glycosylated state. 2011 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 7 Apr. 24/3 The feat requires such power and resources as belong uniquely to the state. b. Chiefly Mathematics and Science. Originally: entirely, by itself alone. In later use: so as to have a unique outcome. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > condition of being alone > [adverb] singlya1300 alonely1307 singularlya1340 by oddc1480 solely1582 solitarilya1641 uniquely1831 tout seul1926 1831 Math. Diary No. 12. 184 Let us conceive two entirely arbitrary equations established between these variables and a third variable s; then s can be considered as being uniquely a function of these last. 1885 C. Leudesdorf tr. L. Cremona Elements Projective Geom. 43 Therefore D₁ must coincide with D′, since the three points A′B′C′ determine uniquely the fourth point which forms with them a harmonic range. 1933 A. S. Eddington Expanding Universe iv. 150 The interactions of myriads of electrical particles are replaced by the interaction of an electric field which is specified uniquely by six numbers. 1968 Canad. Math. Bull. 2 399 Each representation..of L can be uniquely extended to a representation..of U. 2011 Amer. Math. Monthly 118 910 The Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic states that every integer greater than 1 can be factored uniquely into a product of prime numbers. 2. To a unique degree or extent; so as to be unique; singularly, especially, pre-eminently. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > [adverb] > in a way that is unparalleled or unique onlyOE unilichec1300 unlike?c1335 incomparablyc1422 sans-peer1426 incomparable1482 uncomparably1548 peerless1596 matchlessly1598 peerlessly1600 unimitably1622 unparalleledly1639 matchlessc1650 uniquely1805 unapproachably1846 unsurpassably1859 1805 Morning Post 5 Feb. The supper room was superbly illuminated by Etruscan lamps and lustres; the whole uniquely beautiful. 1846 C. Darwin in F. Darwin Life & Lett. C. Darwin (1887) I. 345 I sent you a uniquely laudatory epistle. 1881 H. W. Nicholson From Sword to Share vii. 41 The climate is simply and uniquely perfect. 1942 E. Langley Pea Pickers xii. 174 Her costume, another black one, had the uniquely awkward appearance of a pall on a coffin. 1975 H. Bloom Map of Misreading iii. vii. 167 Post-Emersonian American poetry..is uniquely open to influencings, and uniquely resistant to all ideas of influence. 2005 Guardian (Nexis) 15 Mar. (Special Suppl.) 5 A photo is a uniquely identifiable piece of personal information. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1793
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