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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

only

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It's only right that all the candidates should be given a fair crack of the whip.

What does only mean in the sentence?

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" - "only" here means [adverb] " and nothing more besides "

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  • " - "only" here means [adverb] " and nothing more besides "
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"It is right {and nothing more besides being right} that..." - "only" here means [adverb] "and nothing more besides"
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AnonymousHello

It's only right that all the candidates should be given a fair crack of the whip.

What does only mean in the sentence?

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= unarguably (which is quite cumbersome, so 'only' is better)
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