purely
Wholly; really, completelyWholly; really, completely.
» My meeting Tom was purely accidental.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 senses(US, regional)Wholly; really, completely.
Solely; exclusively; merely, simply.
Chastely, innocently; in a sinless manner, without fault.
(archaic)Without physical adulterants; refinedly, with no admixture.
- restricted to something
Examples
63 sentencesMy meeting Tom was purely accidental.
I only found out about it purely by accident.
deIch habe es nur durch reinen Zufall herausgefunden. — Manfredo
Our meeting was purely accidental.
ruНаша встреча была чистой случайностью. — axxeny
deWir sind uns rein zufällig begegnet. — Tickler
Neoliberalism is a purely economic philosophy.
Неолібералізм - виключно економічна філософія. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
deDer Neoliberalismus ist eine rein ökonomische Philosophie. — mhr · CC BY 2.0 FR
I said so purely in jest.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English purely, equivalent to pure + -ly.From Middle English purely, equivalent to pure + -ly.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
more purely, most purely| Comparative | more purely Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most purely |
regular
Synonyms
109 synonyms- restricted to something:strictly
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.