alonely

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adjective

Exclusive; sole; only.

OriginMiddle English aloonly →
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Meanings

alonely1

adjectivealonely (comparative alonelier or more alonely, superlative aloneliest or most alonely)

comparative alonelier · comparative more alonely · superlative aloneliest · superlative most alonely

  1. archaicExclusive; sole; only.

alonely2

adverbalonely (comparative alonelier or more alonely, superlative aloneliest or most alonely)

comparative alonelier · comparative more alonely · superlative aloneliest · superlative most alonely

  1. archaicOnly; 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

Origin

alonely · adjective

From alone + -ly.

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alonely · adverb

  1. Middle Englishaloonly
  2. Englishalonely

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

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APA

alonely. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alonely

MLA

“alonely.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alonely. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alonely,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alonely.

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