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purely
/ˈpjʊɹli/
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What does purely mean?
adverb
- Wholly; really, completely.
- Solely; exclusively; merely, simply.
- Chastely, innocently; in a sinless manner, without fault.
More meanings (2)
adjective
- Well, in good health.
adverb
- (archaic) Without physical adulterants; refinedly, with no admixture.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈpjʊɹli/
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But though the free contract may be a practical solution of purely economical questions, it cannot be made use of in politics.
Regarded only from the purely utilitarian point of view, the execution of the king was one of the mistakes of the Revolution.
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The errors themselves are of the purely inventional type, such as your ordinary report from a mentally normal person does not contain.
It is purely a religious ceremony, an elaborate supplication for rain, and is designed to propitiate the water god or snake deity.
This was during a trial flight in a purely experimental ship, and the cause which was afterwards discovered has been completely eliminated.