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serely

serely adverb: separately; differently; severally; distinctly.

Adverb

serely (comparative more serely, superlative most serely)

  1. (archaic, dialectal) separately; differently; severally; distinctly.
    • Under the Heaven and also above The waters serely shall be seen, And so I will my posty prove By creatures of kinds clean.2012, Christina M. Fitzgerald, John T. Sebastian, The Broadview Anthology of Medieval Drama - Page 87

Forms of serely

comparativemore serely
superlativemost serely
alternative formseerly

Origin of serely

From Middle English serly, serelych, serelyche, equivalent to sere (“separate, different, distinct”) + -ly.

Questions about serely

What does serely mean?
Serely means separately; differently; severally; distinctly.
What part of speech is serely?
Serely is an adverb.

Words near serely in the dictionary

  1. serekh name
  2. serekh names
  3. serekhs
  4. Serekunda
  5. serelaxin
  6. serely
  7. Seremban
  8. serena
  9. Serena Slam
  10. serenade
  11. serenaded

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