Singularly
/ˈsɪŋ.ɡjə.lə.li/noun
In a remarkable, unusual, or exceptional way; individually or alone.
Did you know?Singularly descends from Latin *singulus*, meaning “one, separate, single,” a root tied to counting things one by one rather than in crowds.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sem-
“one; together as one”
Latin
Latin
singulus
“one by one; individual; separate”
Late Latin
Latin
singulāris
“single; individual; peculiar”
Old French
Old French
singulier
“single; exceptional; unusual”
Middle English
English
singulerly
“in a singular or exceptional manner”
Modern English
English
singularly
“in a remarkable, unusual, or individual way”