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 Words From

• pre·ex·clu·sive·ly adverb
• sem·i-ex·clu·sive·ly adverb
• ul·tra·ex·clu·sive·ly adverb
• un·ex·clu·sive·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of exclusively¹

exclusive ( def ) + -ly

Related Words

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