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uniquely

uniquely

75 4.5
In a way that is the only one like it
  • adverb
  • /juˈnɪkli/
translation icon : de manera única
  • There is, of course, no uniquely correct way to design a house.
  • uniquely qualified
  • uniquely American
  • uniquely American realism

We've been through that, but it is uniquely painful after a breakup.

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Examples

  • And even those two data points are probably enough to uniquely identify folks.

  • Large-ensemble classes provide powerful music learning experiences and do so at a uniquely low cost per student.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Our bodies are uniquely designed to process that meat.

  • It's how you uniquely think and feel and choose.

  • What do you uniquely understand about the human mind?

  • What will suit each of us is, of course, a uniquely personal choice.

    Academic text (2011)
  • That makes me uniquely qualified.

  • Of course, while these experiences were uniquely mine, these kinds of feelings are not mine alone.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Does the idea of the nation as a uniquely modern institution fit China?

    Academic text (1999)
  • This fabric is uniquely suited for outdoor weather, making it durable and long-lasting.

Synonyms

distinctively
vsuniquely
7 4.5

In a way that makes someone or something clearly different and easy to notice

is about being the only example rather than just a clear difference
peculiarly
vsuniquely
3 5.9

In a way that shows a person or place's own style

is about being the only one of its kind

How Unique

uniquely
75 4.5
unusually
106 3.3
commonly
186 1.0

Surface Forms

uniquely positive

Morphology

uniquely = unique (transparent) = unique + ly

Standard adverbial formation from the adjective 'unique' with a directly derived meaning 'in a unique way'.

Etymology

The word uniquely comes from unique, which has the root uni- meaning 'one', the same idea you see in unit and unite. So, to do something uniquely is to do it in a 'one-of-a-kind' way.