severally
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/ˈsɛv(ə)ɹəli/
Definition of severally
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adv
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(not-comparable)separately
“I will diſpatch you ſeuerally. You to Lord Lucius, to Lord Lucullus you, I hunted with his Honor to-day; [...]”
“For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; to another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; to another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: but all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.”
“The policemen severally presented him with a pipe, a tin of tobacco, two boxes of matches and a dictionary, and then they withdrew leaving him to his own devices.”
“Though Cripps's description of these proceedings was mere disjointed passion, Limpet gathered that the meeting required the Reverend Bowles to explain severally his peculiar appearance, his spiritual convictions, his recent behaviour, and the strong smell of spirituous liquors that had attended his arrival at Murumberee.”
“As it was, they were unable to discuss the details severally as they would have done had murder not become thus wholesale.”
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adv
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(not-comparable)separately
“I will diſpatch you ſeuerally. You to Lord Lucius, to Lord Lucullus you, I hunted with his Honor to-day; [...]”
“For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; to another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; to another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: but all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.”
“The policemen severally presented him with a pipe, a tin of tobacco, two boxes of matches and a dictionary, and then they withdrew leaving him to his own devices.”
“Though Cripps's description of these proceedings was mere disjointed passion, Limpet gathered that the meeting required the Reverend Bowles to explain severally his peculiar appearance, his spiritual convictions, his recent behaviour, and the strong smell of spirituous liquors that had attended his arrival at Murumberee.”
“As it was, they were unable to discuss the details severally as they would have done had murder not become thus wholesale.”
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(Africa, not-comparable)Several times, repeatedly
“It tells them that those rules can be broken; and certainly they will break them, not once or twice but severally.”
“It was at the point of confronting Alaba, who had been warned severally along with other tenants, that Ogunyemi met her demise.”
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Etymology
From several + -ly.
Words you can make from severally
200+ playable · top: AVERSELY (14 pts)
Best play aversely 14 points7-letter words
11 words6-letter words
39 words- SEVERY 12 pts
- SLAVEY 12 pts
- SYLVAE 12 pts
- VALLEY 12 pts
- ALLEYS 9 pts
- AVERSE 9 pts
- ELVERS 9 pts
- LAVEER 9 pts
- LAVERS 9 pts
- LAYERS 9 pts
- LEAVER 9 pts
- LEAVES 9 pts
- LEVELS 9 pts
- LEVERS 9 pts
- RALLYE 9 pts
- RAVELS 9 pts
- REALLY 9 pts
- REAVES 9 pts
- RELAYS 9 pts
- REVEAL 9 pts
- REVELS 9 pts
- SALVER 9 pts
- SERVAL 9 pts
- SLAVER 9 pts
- SLAYER 9 pts
- SLEAVE 9 pts
- VEALER 9 pts
- VELARS 9 pts
- VERSAL 9 pts
- YELLER 9 pts
- ALLEES 6 pts
- LAREES 6 pts
- LEASER 6 pts
- REALES 6 pts
- RESALE 6 pts
- RESEAL 6 pts
- RESELL 6 pts
- SEALER 6 pts
- SELLER 6 pts
5-letter words
70 words- EVERY 11 pts
- LEAVY 11 pts
- RAVEY 11 pts
- SYLVA 11 pts
- VEALY 11 pts
- VEERY 11 pts
- ALLEY 8 pts
- ARYLS 8 pts
- AVERS 8 pts
- EARLY 8 pts
- EAVES 8 pts
- ELVER 8 pts
- ELVES 8 pts
- EYERS 8 pts
- EYRAS 8 pts
- EYRES 8 pts
- LAVER 8 pts
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- LEARY 8 pts
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- LYASE 8 pts
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- RALLY 8 pts
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- REVEL 8 pts
- SALLY 8 pts
- SALVE 8 pts
- SAVER 8 pts
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- SELVA 8 pts
- SERVE 8 pts
- SEVER 8 pts
- SLAVE 8 pts
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- VALES 8 pts
- VALSE 8 pts
- VEALS 8 pts
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- RALES 5 pts
- REALS 5 pts
- REELS 5 pts
- SAREE 5 pts
- SELLE 5 pts
- SERAL 5 pts
4-letter words
79 words- LEVY 10 pts
- VARY 10 pts
- VERY 10 pts
- AERY 7 pts
- ALLY 7 pts
- ARYL 7 pts
- AVER 7 pts
- AVES 7 pts
- AYES 7 pts
- EASY 7 pts
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- LAVE 7 pts
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- LEVA 7 pts
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- LEYS 7 pts
- LYES 7 pts
- LYRE 7 pts
- LYSE 7 pts
- RAVE 7 pts
- RAYS 7 pts
- RELY 7 pts
- REVS 7 pts
- RYAS 7 pts
- RYES 7 pts
- SAVE 7 pts
- SLAY 7 pts
- VALE 7 pts
- VARS 7 pts
- VASE 7 pts
- VEAL 7 pts
- VEER 7 pts
- VEES 7 pts
- VELA 7 pts
- VERA 7 pts
- YARE 7 pts
- ALEE 4 pts
- ALES 4 pts
- ALLS 4 pts
- ARES 4 pts
- ARSE 4 pts
- EARL 4 pts
- EARS 4 pts
- EASE 4 pts
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- ELLS 4 pts
- ELSE 4 pts
- ERAS 4 pts
- LARS 4 pts
- LASE 4 pts
- LEAL 4 pts
- LEAR 4 pts
- LEAS 4 pts
- LEER 4 pts
- LEES 4 pts
- RALE 4 pts
- RASE 4 pts
- REAL 4 pts
- REEL 4 pts
- REES 4 pts
- SALE 4 pts
- SALL 4 pts
- SEAL 4 pts
- SEAR 4 pts
- SEEL 4 pts
- SEER 4 pts
- SELL 4 pts
- SERA 4 pts
- SERE 4 pts
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