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View definitions for purely

purely

adverb as in simply, absolutely

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Example Sentences

The researchers caution that these remain purely speculative for now.

One thing they still don't do well, however, is measure or "feel" surfaces -- a purely mechanical function.

If he feels like rewarding people who supported him, he can do that — but it's purely at his discretion and he is not a generous person.

From Salon

“It then became two, and three," he says, "then after package four it was purely about the money.”

From BBC

"He was selling to children, targeting youngsters at a nightclub where no alcohol was available, it was purely for children and was a dry evening."

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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