Etymology

serely

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Today it means: separately; differently; severally; distinctly. Full definition →

Middle English serly
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromserly
  2. English todayserely

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

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