ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Onlest

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Onlest is an adjective meaning (US, dialectal, especially African-American Vernacular, possibly dated) Only.

Meaning

(US, dialectal, especially African-American Vernacular, possibly dated) Only.

Example Sentences

I'm the onlest father them boys has got.
I knowed the onlest thing to get her cured was to get a bucket of ice water, […]

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include lessest, onlie, seldome, elce, exolet, alderleast.

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