allenarly

adverb

all·​en·​ar·​ly

əˈlenərli

variants or less commonly allanerly

-ān-

Scottish

: solely, only

Word History

Etymology

Middle English (northern dialect) allanerly, allaneli, variant of allonely, allonly, from all + onely, only solely, only

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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