exclusively

American  

[ik-skloo-siv-lee, -ziv-] / ɪkˈsklu sɪv li, -zɪv- /

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.

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Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of exclusively

exclusive ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

But she said the film, which goes on global release on Friday and will later be shown exclusively on Amazon Prime, would give people a look behind the enigma.

From Barron's

By the 1980s, polymer paint on canvas was the norm for independent works of art, and female artists, who now dominate the field, entered once exclusively male territory.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It’s exclusively about the fire and loss and resilience,” she says over coffee at Cindy’s coffee shop in Eagle Rock.

From Los Angeles Times

SkyWater is an exclusively U.S.-based semiconductor foundry, serving industries including quantum computing, defense and aerospace.

From The Wall Street Journal

Designs must be original, made to measure and by hand, and created exclusively by the brand's permanent artistic director, in workshops based in France.

From Barron's

Related Words

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