exclusively
adverbattested in dialogue
- //ɪkˈskluːsɪvli//
to the exclusion of anything or anyone else; solely or entirely
adverb
- 1
to the exclusion of anything or anyone else; solely or entirely
These new shoes are made exclusively out of recycled cardboard.
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.
For instance, the little bush moa fed nearly exclusively on forest vegetation, whereas the heavy-footed moa was a grazer in open vegetation habitats.
Etymology
From Middle English exclusyvely; equivalent to exclusive + -ly.
Forms
- comparative
- more exclusively
- superlative
- most exclusively
exclusively · to the exclusion of anything or anyone else; solely or entirely
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