uniquely

uniquely
   American (in compound adjectives)
   suffering from a defect
   As though nobody else had the same disability.
   Thus the uniquely abled are crippled, the uniquely co-ordinated are clumsy, the uniquely proficient are incompetent, etc.

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  • uniquely — index particularly Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • uniquely — adv. Uniquely is used with these adjectives: ↑able, ↑beautiful, ↑gifted, ↑important, ↑personal, ↑privileged, ↑qualified, ↑shaped, ↑suited, ↑valuable, ↑vulnerable …   Collocations dictionary

  • uniquely — u|nique|ly [ ju nikli ] adverb in a way that is different from any similar thing or person a. especially: Mr. Miller is uniquely qualified to deal with student problems …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • uniquely — UK [juːˈniːklɪ] / US [juˈnɪklɪ] adverb a) in a way that is different from any similar thing or person b) especially Mr Miller is uniquely qualified to deal with student problems …   English dictionary

  • uniquely — unique ► ADJECTIVE 1) being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else. 2) (unique to) belonging or connected to (one particular person, group, or place). 3) remarkable or unusual. DERIVATIVES uniquely adverb uniqueness noun. ORI …   English terms dictionary

  • uniquely — adverb so as to be unique (Freq. 4) he could determine uniquely the properties of the compound • Syn: ↑unambiguously • Derived from adjective: ↑unique …   Useful english dictionary

  • Uniquely colorable graph — In graph theory, a uniquely colorable graph is a k chromatic graph that has only one possible (proper) k coloring up to permutation of the colors. Example 1 . A minimal imperfect graph is a graph in which every subgraph is perfect. The deletion… …   Wikipedia

  • Uniquely Inversible Grammar — A uniquely inversible grammar is a formal grammar where no two distinct productions give the same result. This implies the specific production can be inferred from its results. Formal definition A o alpha and B o eta iff (A B Rightarrow alpha… …   Wikipedia

  • Uniquely — Unique U*nique , a. [F. unique; cf. It. unico; from L. unicus, from unus one. See {One}.] Being without a like or equal; unmatched; unequaled; unparalleled; single in kind or excellence; sole. {U*nique ly}, adv. {U*nique ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • uniquely — adverb see unique …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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