serely

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adverb

separately; differently; severally; distinctly.

OriginMiddle English serly →
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Meanings

adverbserely (comparative more serely, superlative most serely)

comparative more serely · superlative most serely · alternative seerly

  1. archaicdialectalseparately; 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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
absolutelyapartdifferentlyindividuallyproperly

Origin

  1. Middle Englishserly
  2. Englishserely

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Seyleryersel
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APA

serely. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serely

MLA

“serely.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serely. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “serely,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serely.

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