singularly

Definition

Strangely; oddly.

Etymology

From Middle English singulerly; equivalent to singular + -ly.

Example Sentences

• "He behaved most singularly when we met him last night."
• "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."
• ""There were scraps of verse. I do not profess to be a judge of such things, but they appeared to me to be singularly wanting in merit.""