Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
Something that is ~ is the only one of its kind.
Each person’s signature is ~...
The area has its own ~ language, Catalan.
ADJ
~ly
Because of the extreme cold, the Antarctic is a ~ly fragile environment...
Uniquely among the great world religions, Buddhism is rooted only in the universal experience of suffering known to all human beings.
ADV: ADV group, ADV with v
~ness
Each time I returned I was struck by the ~ness of Australia and its people.
N-UNCOUNT
2.
You can use ~ to describe things that you admire because they are very unusual and special.
Brett’s vocals are just ~...
Kauffman was a woman of ~ talent and determination.
ADJ approval
~ly
...people who consider themselves ~ly qualified to be president of the United States.
ADV: ADV group, ADV with v
3.
If something is ~ to one thing, person, group, or place, it concerns or belongs only to that thing, person, group, or place.
No one knows for sure why adolescence is ~ to humans...
This interesting and charming creature is ~ to Borneo.
ADJ: v-link ADJ to n
~ly
The problem isn’t ~ly American.
ADV: ADV adj