solely

English

Etymology

sole +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈsəʊl.li/
• (US) IPA: /ˈsoʊl.li/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -əʊlli

Adverb

solely (not comparable)

1. 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”, New York Times:

     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.

Translations

exclusively

• American Sign Language: 1@InsideNeckhigh-FingerUpPalmBack CirclesHoriz
• Czech: jedině (cs), výhradně (cs), pouze (cs), výlučně (cs)
• Esperanto: sole (eo)
• French: uniquement (fr),exclusivement (fr), seulement (fr)

• German: nur (de), einzig und allein, ausschließlich (de)
• Greek: μόνο (el) (móno)  or αποκλειστικά (el) (apoklistiká)  or απλώς (el) (aplós)  [και μόνο], εξ ολοκλήρου (el) (ex oloklírou) 
• Norwegian: bare (no)
• Spanish: únicamente (es), solamente (es), exclusivamente (es)

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• Nahuatl: ça, çan