solely

adverb

SaySOHL-leeUS/ˈsoʊl.li/UK/ˈsəʊl.li/

1 meaning of solely

1
adverb
Only one thing and nothing more, with no other person or thing involved.
She paid for the whole trip solely with her own savings.
The blame rests solely on the driver who ignored the stop sign.
Similaronly, exclusively, entirely, purely, wholly
Oppositepartly, partially

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Origin

From Middle English soly, made from sole plus -ly.