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solely

  • adverb
  • /ˈsəʊl.li/

alone; exclusively.

Example

“The new chef was solely responsible for attending the grill.”

Synonyms

  • entirely
  • wholly

Word history

From Middle English "soly".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “solely” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.