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solely

/ˈsoʊl.li/ adverb C1
  1. Alone; exclusively. · The new chef was solely responsible for attending the grill.
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Danglars and his architect, who had been selected to aid the baron in the great work of improvement solely because he was the most fashionable and celebrated decorator of the day.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 483 · C1
But she was not solely dependent on it.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 178 · C1
It had given him a disgust to his business and to his residence in a small market town; and, quitting them both, he had removed with his family to a house about a mile from Meryton, denominated from that period Lucas Lodge; where he could think with pleasure of his own importance, and, unshackled by business, occupy himself solely in being civil to all the world.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 17 · B2
“I have often observed how little young ladies are interested by books of a serious stamp, though written solely for their benefit.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 76 · B2

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