onliest
Singular, in dialect
Onliest is dialectal for only, used as an emphatic superlative: That's the onliest one left.
Found in Southern American and Appalachian speech, it treats "only" as if it were a regular adjective that could take -est.
The form is nonstandard but expressive, adding folksy emphasis that plain "only" lacks.
Foot's bottom surface
- loneExisting by itself
- singleOne in number
- solitaryExisting alone, apart
- individualOne separate human being
exclusive · undivided · unaccompanied · unshared · separate · isolated · independent · standalone
Having no equal
- peerlessHaving no equal
- unrivaledHaving no equal
- unequaledHaving no equivalent
- unmatchedHaving no equal
incomparable · inimitable · nonpareil · unparalleled · exceptional · irreplaceable · unprecedented · distinctive
Informally friendly and simple
- colloquialCasual, everyday language
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
- regionalRelating to an area
- SouthernOf the region below
Appalachian · rustic · homespun · old-fashioned · countrified · informal · down-home
sole
Foot's bottom surface
individual · exclusive · undivided · unaccompanied · unshared · separate · isolated · independent · standalone · unattached
matchless
Having no equal
unmatched · incomparable · inimitable · nonpareil · unparalleled · exceptional · irreplaceable · unprecedented · distinctive · rare
folksy
Informally friendly and simple
- colloquialCasual, everyday language
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
- regionalRelating to an area
Southern · Appalachian · rustic · homespun · old-fashioned · countrified · informal · down-home
very
To high degree
pure · outright · total · complete · downright · flat-out · plumb · stark