adj, adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Exclusive; sole; only. archaic

Adverb

1. 1
   Only; merely; singly. archaic

   "This said spirit was not given alonely unto him, but unto all his heirs and posterity."

Example

More examples

"This said spirit was not given alonely unto him, but unto all his heirs and posterity."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From alone + -ly.

Etymology 2

From Middle English aloonly, alonly, al only, equivalent to alone + -ly, or more strictly, all- + one + -ly.

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