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severally

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sev·er·al  (svr-l, svrl)
adj.
1. Being of a number more than two or three but not many: several miles away.
2. Single; distinct: "Pshaw! said I, with an air of carelessness, three several times" (Laurence Sterne).
3. Respectively different; various: They parted and went their several ways. See Synonyms at distinct.
4. Law Relating separately to each party of a bond or note.
pron. (used with a pl. verb)
An indefinite but small number; some or a few: Several of the workers went home sick.

[Middle English, separate, from Anglo-Norman, from Medieval Latin sparlis, sperlis, from Latin spar, from sparre, to separate; see separate.]

sever·al·ly adv.

severally [ˈsɛvrəlɪ]
adv
1. separately, individually, or distinctly
2. each in turn; respectively
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.severally - apart from others; "the clothes were hung severally"
2.severally - apart from others; "taken individually, the rooms were, in fact, square"; "the fine points are treated singly"
3.severally - in the order given; "the brothers were called Felix and Max, respectively"
Translations
severally
adveinzeln
severally [ˈsɛvrəlɪ] adv (liter) → separatamente, individualmente


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The surviving members of the family came severally every few minutes to the casket and wept above the placid features beneath the glass.
They would have run away severally had they dared; but fear kept them together, and kept them close by John, as if his daring helped them.
While the old lady had been speaking Tess and the other maid, in obedience to her gestures, had placed the fowls severally in her lap, and she had felt them over from head to tail, examining their beaks, their combs, the manes of the cocks, their winds, and their claws.
 
 
 
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