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Etymology

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From Middle English exclusyvely; equivalent to exclusive +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɪkˈskluːsɪvli/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Hyphenation: ex‧clu‧sive‧ly

Adverb

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exclusively (comparative more exclusively, superlative most exclusively)

  1. (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.

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