exclusively

[ik-skloo-siv-lee, -ziv-]

adverb

1. solely; only; in a manner limited to what is designated.

   Upper-level foreign language courses are taught exclusively in the foreign language to help students develop higher levels of competency.

2. in a way that leaves out or shuts out all others.

   Here to talk with us exclusively in the studio this morning is the director whose film won four Oscars this year.

3. in a way that allows only wealthy or upper-class people to purchase or participate.

   Though exclusively priced—it’s not cheap—the resort offers many activities and doesn’t disappoint.

4. in a way that omits a certain thing from consideration or calculation.

   The number of days allowed for filing the report shall be reckoned exclusively of the day the event occurred.

Other Word Forms

• preexclusively adverb
• semi-exclusively adverb
• ultraexclusively adverb
• unexclusively adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of exclusively¹

exclusive ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

But the Ryder Cup is a team event in an almost exclusively individual sport, which changes that dynamic entirely.

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Hitting is tougher in October, as teams turn exclusively to their best pitchers.

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“There are other brands that are absolutely performing much better in this marketplace because they are focused exclusively on a high-end consumer,” Crocs Chief Executive Andrew Rees told investors on an earnings call.

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So, with the new material, which, according to Wylde, is influenced by Osbourne, Sabbath and all the music he loves, he sat down with The Times exclusively to remember his friend.

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Here, given exclusively pace bowling to face at the start of her innings - another strange New Zealand call - she did not offer a chance in reaching three figures with her powerful drives particularly eye-catching.

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Related Words

• alone 
• completely 
• entirely 
• only 
• solely 
• wholly