different between singularly vs unnaturally

singularly

English

Etymology

From singular +? -ly.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /?s???j?l?li/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?s???j?l?li/
  • Hyphenation: sin?gu?lar?ly

Adverb

singularly (comparative more singularly, superlative most singularly)

  1. Strangely; oddly.
    He behaved most singularly when we met him last night.
  2. Extremely; remarkably.
    • 1895, H. G. Wells, The Time Machine Chapter X
      I fancied at first the stuff was paraffin wax, and smashed the jar accordingly. But the odor of camphor was unmistakable. It struck me as singularly odd, that among the universal decay, this volatile substance had chanced to survive, perhaps through many thousand years.
  3. In the singular number; in terms of a single thing.

References

  • singularly in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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unnaturally

English

Etymology

From Middle English unnaturelly, equivalent to unnatural +? -ly and/or un- +? naturally.

Adverb

unnaturally (comparative more unnaturally, superlative most unnaturally)

  1. In an unnatural manner.

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