only
adverb
[ ˈəʊnli ]
• and no one or nothing more besides; solely.
• "there are only a limited number of tickets available"
Similar:
at most,
at best,
(only) just,
no/not more than,
as little as,
no longer ago than,
not until,
barely,
scarcely,
hardly,
narrowly,
by a hair's breadth,
by the skin of one's teeth,
exclusively,
solely,
entirely,
uniquely,
wholly,
• no longer ago than.
• "genes that were discovered only last year"
• with the negative or unfortunate result that.
• "she turned into the car park, only to find her way blocked"
only
adjective
• alone of its or their kind; single or solitary.
• "the only medal we had ever won"
only
conjunction
• except that; but.
• "he is still a young man, only he seems older because of his careworn expression"
Origin:
Old English ānlic (adjective) (see one, -ly1).
one and only
• unique; single (used for emphasis or as a designation of a celebrity).
• "the title of his one and only book"
