different between severally vs singly

English

several +? -ly

severally (not comparable)

separately
- 1912, James Stephens, The Crock of Gold, New York: MacMillan, 1926, Book V, p. 229, [1]
  The policemen severally presented him with a pipe, a tin of tobacco, two boxes of matches and a dictionary, and then they withdrew leaving him to his own devices.
- 1938, Xavier Herbert, Capricornia, New York: D. Appleton-Century, 1943, Chapter X, p. 162, [2]
  As it was, they were unable to discuss the details severally as they would have done had murder not become thus wholesale.
(Africa) Several times, repeatedly
- 2012, Business Daily (Kenya), 12 November, 2012, [3]
  It tells them that those rules can be broken; and certainly they will break them, not once or twice but severally.
- 2016, Nigeria Today, 29 April, 2016, [4]
  It was at the point of confronting Alaba, who had been warned severally along with other tenants, that Ogunyemi met her demise.

(separately): See also Thesaurus:individually
(repeatedly): again and again, over and over, over and over again, time and again

From Middle English senglely. See single.

singly (not comparable)

In a single or unaccompanied manner; without a companion.
Individually; particularly; severally.
to make men singly and personally good
Without partners, companions, or associates; single-handed.
to attack another singly
Honestly; sincerely; simply.
(obsolete) Singularly; peculiarly.

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