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single-mindedly en · ADV

Etymology

Etymology tree English single-minded Middle English -ly English -ly English single-mindedly From single-minded + -ly.

Meanings

  1. In a single-minded manner.
    • It was obvious that the story was a lot more complicated than that, and that to attribute oppression so single-mindedly to a particular style of sexuality was not only diversionary but potentially very divisive for the movement as a whole. 1986 December 7, Margaret Hunt, “Discord in the Happy Valley: Report of a Conference on Feminism, Sexuality and Power”, in Gay Community News, volume 14, number 21, page 8:

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more single-mindedly Degree=Cmp lexicographic
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