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SOLELY
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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Without any others being included or involved
Example:
a privilege granted only to him
Synonyms:
alone; entirely; exclusively; only; solely
Classified under:
Pertainym:
sole (not divided or shared with others)
Context examples:
A DMF is submitted solely at the discretion of the holder.
(Drug Master File, Food and Drug Administration)
The evolutionary logic of living in trees on a diet solely of leaves, it seems, is less than robust.
(Putting the sloth in sloths: Arboreal lifestyle drives slow pace, NSF)
We can find out if two people are having a conversation solely by analysing their brain waves.
(Our Brains Synchronize during A Conversation, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
The degree is not awarded solely for completing a prescribed number of courses, but for having undertaken and completed independent work in the discipline leading to an original contribution to knowledge.
(Doctor of Philosophy, NCI Thesaurus)
Before its construction, Brazil's biomethane was solely produced from animal waste.
(Biomethane rises as alternate source of energy in Brazil, Agência Brasil)
"Surely you have played with it long enough. It is time to take up life seriously—our life, Martin. Hitherto you have lived solely your own."
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
Mr. Rucastle survived, but was always a broken man, kept alive solely through the care of his devoted wife.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
We have entered into a contract of mutual agreeableness for the space of an evening, and all our agreeableness belongs solely to each other for that time.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
It focuses solely on family history to estimate the probability that a woman will develop breast cancer.
(Claus model, NCI Thesaurus)
Microtubule polymerization is a cellular process typically, though not solely, involved in cell motility and cell division.
(Microtubule Polymerization Process, NCI Thesaurus)
