exclusively
//ɪkˈskluːsɪvli//
Forms
- Comparative
- more exclusively
- Superlative
- most exclusively
Definitions
1.to the exclusion of anything or anyone else; solely or entirely
- These new shoes are made exclusively out of recycled cardboard.
- For instance, the little bush moa fed nearly exclusively on forest vegetation, whereas the heavy-footed moa was a grazer in open vegetation habitats.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4773
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
From Middle English exclusyvely; equivalent to exclusive + -ly.