alonely

adj, adv — 2 senses

alonely

adj

Etymology From alone + -ly.

1

Archaic Exclusive; sole; only.

alonely

adv

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

1

Archaic Only; merely; singly.

  • This said spirit was not given alonely unto him, but unto all his heirs and posterity.c. 1529, Hugh Latimer, Sermons on the Card:

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