solely
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English soly, sooly, soolly, equivalent to sole + -ly.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
solely (not comparable)
- Alone; exclusively.
- The new chef was solely responsible for attending the grill.
- 2012 November 20, Nina Bernstein, “Storm Bared a Lack of Options for the Homeless in New York”, in New York Times[1]:
- This week, officials closed all evacuation centers but two on Staten Island. Now they plan to rely solely on hotels, even as they brace for a new wave of people displaced from storm-damaged housing where they are facing winter without heat or hot water.
Synonyms[edit]
- entirely, wholly; see also Thesaurus:solely
Translations[edit]
exclusively
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Anagrams[edit]
Franco-Provençal[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Vulgar Latin *sōliculus, diminutive of Latin sōl.
Noun[edit]
solely m
References[edit]
- soleil in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
Categories:
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial)
- English 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:English/əʊlli
- Rhymes:English/əʊlli/2 syllables
- English lemmas
- English adverbs
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- English focus adverbs
- Franco-Provençal terms inherited from Vulgar Latin
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- Franco-Provençal nouns
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