exclusively
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English exclusyvely; equivalent to exclusive + -ly.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ɪkˈskluːsɪvli/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Hyphenation: ex‧clu‧sive‧ly
Adverb edit
exclusively (comparative more exclusively, superlative most exclusively)
- (focus) to the exclusion of anything or anyone else; solely or entirely
- These new shoes are made exclusively out of recycled cardboard.
- 1952 February, H. C. Casserley, “Permanent Wayfarings”, in Railway Magazine, page 78:
- Every photographer of experience has his own theories and methods of working, but for the last 14 years I have used a Leica exclusively, and have found it best adapted to the somewhat exacting demands of railway photography, which is by no means an easy branch of the art.
Synonyms edit
- alone, exclusively; see also Thesaurus:solely
Translations edit
to the exclusion of anything or anyone else
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