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Separated vs Separately - What's the difference?

separated | separately |

As an adjective separated

is detached; not connected or joined; two or more things stand apart.

As a verb separated

is (separate).

As an adverb separately is

in a separate manner; sunderling.

separated

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • detached; not connected or joined; two or more things stand apart.
  • (of spouses) estranged; living apart but not divorced.
  • Usage notes

    When used in cooking to describe eggs in which the yolk and white have been disjoined from each other, it is more commonly used in the appositive form (two eggs, separated'') than in the usual position for an English adjective (''two separated eggs ).

    Antonyms

    * combined * unified * united

    Verb

    (head)
  • (separate)
  • Anagrams

    * * *

    separately

    English

    Adverb

    (-)
  • In a separate manner; sunderling.