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View synonyms for severally

severally

[sev-er-uh-lee, sev-ruh-]

adverb

  1. separately; singly.

  2. respectively.



severally

/ ˈsɛvrəlɪ /

adverb

  1. separately, individually, or distinctly

  2. each in turn; respectively

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of severally1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; several, -ly
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Example Sentences

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U.K. and Russia agreed, jointly and severally, to protect Ukraine and to secure its borders.

From Salon

As a freshman college student in South Carolina, he was sent for treatment to California, where doctors had to remove road asphalt from his severally damaged back.

"It could also prompt him to file for personal bankruptcy because, again, in this order Donald Trump and the business entities that were found liable, are jointly and severally liable," Rubin said.

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"He was around 16 when his drug use started but he became severally mentally unwell when I was around nine," said Miss Bowman.

From BBC

In the aftermath, the New IRA was viewed as being in complete disarray and the main narrative pushed in policing and security circles was that threat it posed had been severally blunted.

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