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Solly vs Solely - What's the difference?

solly | solely |

As an adjective solly

is eye dialect of lang=en.

As an adverb solely is

alone; exclusively.

solly

English

Adjective

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  • * {{quote-book, year=1902, author=Herbert Allen Giles, title=China and the Chinese, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=Some years back, when I was leaving China for England with young children, their faithful Chinese nurse kept on repeating to the little ones the following remarkable sentence, "My too muchey solly' you go steamah; you no ' solly my." }}
  • * {{quote-book, year=1908, author=Ethel Turner, title=In the Mist of the Mountains, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage="I'm solly'," he said; then he seemed to realize more clearly that the lady's honour had to be vindicated before all these "girls," and he repeated more loudly and without being asked, "I'm velly ' solly ." }}

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    solely

    English

    Adverb

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  • Alone; exclusively.
    • The new chef was solely responsible for attending the grill.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2012, date=November 20, author=Nina Bernstein, title=Storm Bared a Lack of Options for the Homeless in New York, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=This week, officials closed all evacuation centers but two on Staten Island. Now they plan to rely solely on hotels, even as they brace for a new wave of people displaced from storm-damaged housing where they are facing winter without heat or hot water.}}