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solely

[ sohl-lee ]

/ ˈsoʊl li /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR solely ON THESAURUS.COM

adverb

as the only one or ones: solely responsible.

exclusively or only: plants found solely in the tropics.

merely: She wanted solely to get out of the house for a while.

Origin of solely

First recorded in 1485–95; sole¹ + -ly

Words nearby solely

sole custody, sole trader, sole-charge school, sole-source, solecism, solely, solemn, solemn high mass, solemn league and covenant, solemn mass, solemn vow

Example sentences from the Web for solely

Winners are solely responsible for any and all federal, state, and local taxes and/or fees that may be incurred.

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Winners will be solely responsible for any and all local, state, and federal taxes, and/or fees that may be incurred.

The Daily Beast Company LLC The New Alphas Sweepstakes Official Rules | |December 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
By 2013, the company owed the lender about $35,000 per month—solely in interest payments—and imploded in debt.

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Our affection for him is not solely down to his (stunning) looks alone.

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Why not feature topics not solely defined by a corollary to “women”?

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It was solely on your account that I deviated from my usual habits.

Baron Trigault's Vengeance |Emile Gaboriau
Many dogs, solely from want of good condition, greatly disappoint their masters at the beginning of the season.

Dog Breaking |William Nelson Hutchinson
Its breath was too powerful for any one breast to respire it solely.

History of the Girondists, Volume I |Alphonse de Lamartine
She was hurrying away alone to the wood, glad to be alone, solely to meet Mr. Chance.

Fan |W.H. Hudson (AKA Henry Harford)
If France undertakes, solely, the competition against them, she must do it at equal expense.

Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson |Thomas Jefferson

British Dictionary definitions for solely

solely

/ (ˈsəʊllɪ) /

adverb

only; completely; entirely

without another or others; singly; alone

for one thing only