a. [ OE. only, anly, onlich, AS. ānlic, i.e., onelike. See One, and Like, a. ]
adv. [ See Only, a. ]
And to be loved himself, needs only to be known. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
Every imagination . . . of his heart was only evil. Gen. vi. 5. [ 1913 Webster ]
His most only elected mistress. Marston. [ 1913 Webster ]
conj. Save or except (that); -- an adversative used elliptically with or without that, and properly introducing a single fact or consideration. [ 1913 Webster ]
He might have seemed some secretary or clerk . . . only that his low, flat, unadorned cap . . . indicated that he belonged to the city. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]