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In name only Uncommon

Adverb

Definitions
Adverb
1

by title or repute though not in fact

"he's a doctor in name only"

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Rhyming Words
inly only winly manly nunly wanly sonly sunly noonly lionly soonly cornly vainly dernly evenly swanly openly mainly meanly gainly
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