exclusively

American

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

adverb

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.
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.
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.
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

Etymology

Origin of exclusively

exclusive ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

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It might finally be time for investors to play small ball again after years of focusing almost exclusively on the market’s giants.

From Barron's

The team's findings have been shared exclusively with BBC News ahead of an announcement.

From BBC

Literary fiction is a particular interest of mine so I publish almost entirely literary fiction, but not exclusively.

From Los Angeles Times

One trader quickly amassed a profit of over $400,000, through a handful of well-timed bets exclusively on the possibility the U.S. would carry out a military operation in Venezuela.

From MarketWatch

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