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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
only
adv 1: and nothing more; "I was merely asking"; "it is simply a
matter of time"; "just a scratch"; "he was only a child";
"hopes that last but a moment" [syn: merely, simply,
just, only, but]
2: without any others being included or involved; "was entirely
to blame"; "a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem
children"; "he works for Mr. Smith exclusively"; "did it
solely for money"; "the burden of proof rests on the
prosecution alone"; "a privilege granted only to him" [syn:
entirely, exclusively, solely, alone, only]
3: with nevertheless the final result; "He arrived only to find
his wife dead"; "We won only to lose again in the next round"
4: in the final outcome; "These news will only make you more
upset"
5: except that; "It was the same story; only this time she came
out better"
6: never except when; "call me only if your cold gets worse"
[syn: only, only if, only when]
7: as recently as; "I spoke to him only an hour ago"
adj 1: being the only one; single and isolated from others; "the
lone doctor in the entire county"; "a lonesome pine"; "an
only child"; "the sole heir"; "the sole example"; "a
solitary instance of cowardice"; "a solitary speck in the
sky" [syn: lone(a), lonesome(a), only(a),
sole(a), solitary(a)]
2: exclusive of anyone or anything else; "she alone believed
him"; "cannot live by bread alone"; "I'll have this car and
this car only" [syn: alone(p), only]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Only \On"ly\, a. [OE. only, anly, onlich, AS. [=a]nlic, i.e.,
onelike. See One, and Like, a.]
1. One alone; single; as, the only man present; his only
occupation.
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2. Alone in its class; by itself; not associated with others
of the same class or kind; as, an only child.
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3. Hence, (figuratively): Alone, by reason of superiority;
preeminent; chief. "Motley's the only wear." --Shak.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Only \On"ly\, adv. [See Only, a.]
1. In one manner or degree; for one purpose alone; simply;
merely; barely.
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And to be loved himself, needs only to be known.
--Dryden.
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2. So and no otherwise; no other than; exclusively; solely;
wholly. "She being only wicked." --Beau. & Fl.
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Every imagination . . . of his heart was only evil.
--Gen. vi. 5.
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3. Singly; without more; as, only-begotten.
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4. Above all others; particularly. [Obs.]
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His most only elected mistress. --Marston.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Only \On"ly\, conj.
Save or except (that); -- an adversative used elliptically
with or without that, and properly introducing a single fact
or consideration.
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He might have seemed some secretary or clerk . . . only
that his low, flat, unadorned cap . . . indicated that
he belonged to the city. --Sir W.
Scott.
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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Common Misspellings > |
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