solely

adverb

SaySOHL-leeUS/ˈsoʊl.li/UK/ˈsəʊl.li/

1 meaning of solely

1
adverb
Only and nothing more; without the involvement of anyone or anything else.
The committee based its decision solely on the financial data it received.
His early reputation rested solely on a single acclaimed novel.
Similaronly, exclusively, entirely, purely, wholly
Oppositepartly, partially

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Origin

From Middle English soly (also sooly, soolly), formed from sole combined with the suffix -ly.