Solitary and Solely

Solitary

Solitary adjective - Being the one or ones of a class with no other members.

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

Solely

Solely adverb - For nothing other than.

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

Nearby Word: sole
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