adverb
1. apart from others
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the clothes were hung severally
• Syn: ↑independently
2. apart from others
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taken individually, the rooms were, in fact, square
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the fine points are treated singly
• Syn: ↑individually, ↑separately, ↑singly, ↑one by one, ↑on an individual basis
• Derived from adjective: ↑single (for: ↑singly), ↑separate (for: ↑separately), ↑individual (for: ↑individually)
3. in the order given
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the brothers were called Felix and Max, respectively
• Syn: ↑respectively
• Derived from adjective: ↑respective (for: ↑respectively)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.