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say it: SOH-uh-lee
solely is an adverb meaning "without any others being included or involved". It is pronounced /ˈsoʊəli/ — SOH-uh-lee. It carries one recorded sense.
without any others being included or involved
“was entirely to blame”
“a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children”
“he works for Mr. Smith exclusively”
“did it solely for money”
“the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone”
“a privilege granted only to him”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for solely come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.