singly

Etymology

From Middle English senglely. Equivalent to single + -ly.

adv

1. In a single or unaccompanied manner; without a companion.
   They dragged themselves from the swamp singly, and in twos and threes, more dead than alive, mere perambulating skeletons, until at last there were thirty of us. 1906, Jack London, chapter XVIII, in Before Adam
2. Individually; particularly; severally.
   to make men singly and personally good
   Ursula saw that now Bella Watson's chance meetings with him had to be strategically and singly planned by Bella, whose wifely attentions to the bereaved man were markedly meaning. 1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 211
3. Without partners, companions, or associates; single-handed.
   to attack another singly
4. Honestly; sincerely; simply.
5. (obsolete) Singularly; peculiarly.