solitarily
(adverb) in solitude; “a hermit chooses to live solitarily”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
solitarily (not comparable)
In a solitary manner; alone.
Source: Wiktionary
Sol"i*ta*ri*ly, adv.
Definition: In a solitary manner; in solitude; alone. Mic. vii. 14.
Sol"i*ta*ry, a. Etym: [L. solitarius, fr. solus alone: cf. F. solitaire. See Sole, a., and cf. Solitaire.]
1. Living or being by one's self; having no companion present; being without associates; single; alone; lonely. Those rare and solitary, these in flocks. Milton. Hie home unto my chamber, Where thou shalt find me, sad and solitary. Shak.
2. Performed, passed, or endured alone; as, a solitary journey; a solitary life. Satan . . . explores his solitary flight. Milton.
3. ot much visited or frequented remote from society; retired; lonely; as, a solitary residence or place.
4. Not inhabited or occupied; without signs of inhabitants or occupation; desolate; deserted; silent; still; hence, gloomy; dismal; as, the solitary desert. How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people. Lam. i. 1. Let that night be solitary; let no joyful voice come therein. Job iii. 7.
5. Single; individual; sole; as, a solitary instance of vengeance; a solitary example.
6. (Bot.)
Definition: Not associated with others of the same kind. Solitary ant (Zoöl.), any solitary hymenopterous insect of the family Mutillidæ. The female of these insects is destitute of wings and has a powerful sting. The male is winged and resembles a wasp. Called also spider ant.
– Solitary bee (Zoöl.), any species of bee which does not form communities.
– Solitary sandpiper (Zoöl.), an American tattler (Totanus solitarius).
– Solitary snipe (Zoöl.), the great snipe. [Prov. Eng.] -- Solitary thrush (Zoöl.) the starling. [Prov. Eng.]
Sol"i*ta*ry, n.
Definition: One who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchoret; a hermit; a recluse.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 December 2024
(verb) commit fraud and steal from one’s employer; “We found out that she had been fiddling for years”
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