Especially and Solely

Especially

Especially adverb - In the specific case of one person or thing as distinguished from others.

Solely and especially are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Solely" instead an adverb "Especially".

Nearby Word: especial

Solely

Solely adverb - For nothing other than.

Especially and solely are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Especially" instead an adverb "Solely".

Nearby Word: sole

Both words in one sentence

  • Viewers Are Geniuses Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, especially now that most of the matter that the book satirizes (particularly children's poems) are known to the vast majority of people solely through this book.
  • This is especially painful for the Soviets in Red Alert 1 as their navy consisted solely of attack subs, meaning absolutely no way of clearing a beachhead for deploying troops.
  • The Host gives us Melanie's relatives, but especially Jeb - he completely overhauls a cave system to make it inhabitable, solely because he thought he'd need an Elaborate Underground Base someday.
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