The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
uniquely adv 1: so as to be unique; "he could determine uniquely the properties of the compound" [syn: uniquely, unambiguously]