HOW TO PRONOUNCE
solely
/ˈsoʊl.li/
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What does solely mean?
adverb
- Alone; exclusively.
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IPA pronunciation
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See this word in context.
In this attitude they proceeded on their journey, trusting solely to the dim light afforded of Henchard’s whereabouts by the furmity woman.
Then Dr. Johnson blandly assured us that education was needed solely for the embellishments of life, and was useless for ordinary vermin.
More book examples (3)
A journal is a metaphysical being, for which no one is really responsible, and which owes its existence solely to mutual concessions.
Then Dr. Johnson blandly assured us that education was needful solely for the embellishments of life, and was useless for ordinary vermin.
But were we to regard the Jacobin Terror solely as the result of a religious movement, we should not completely apprehend it.