individually

American  

[in-duh-vij-oo-uh-lee] / ˌɪn dəˈvɪdʒ u ə li /

adverb

1. one at a time; separately.

   The delegates were introduced individually.

2. personally.

   Each of us is individually responsible.

3. in an individual or personally unique manner.

   Her interpretation was individually conceived.

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Etymology

Origin of individually

First recorded in 1590–1600; individual + -ly

Example Sentences

The rule "gives us an opportunity to hire the best talent, ultimately, and the clubs make those decisions individually," he noted.

From Barron's

Of course, there are ways to stream every Yankees game in 2026 other than buying each service individually.

From MarketWatch

Its stitched-together scenes—frat pledge party, dining hall food fight, toga party, horse in Dean Wormer’s office, homecoming parade—were individually hilarious and held together only by the individual characters.

From The Wall Street Journal

Each decision was individually defensible as domestic policy.

From The Wall Street Journal

You can turn the feature on or off for each situation individually.

From Salon

Related Words

• alone
• independently
• personally