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alonely en · ADJ · etymology 1

Etymology

From alone + -ly.

Meanings

1. (archaic) Exclusive; sole; only.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
alonelier	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
most alonely	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
aloneliest	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
more alonely	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic

alonely en · ADV · etymology 2

Etymology

From Middle English aloonly, alonly, al only, equivalent to alone + -ly, or more strictly, all- + one + -ly.

Meanings

1. (archaic) Only; merely; singly.
   • This said spirit was not given alonely unto him, but unto all his heirs and posterity. c. 1529, Hugh Latimer, Sermons on the Card:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
alonelier	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
most alonely	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
aloneliest	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
more alonely	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic