Adjacent Words

Purely definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PU'RELY, adv. In a pure manner; with an entire separation of heterogeneous or foul matter. Isaiah 1.
1. Without any mixture of improper or vicious words or phrases.
2. Innocently; without guilt.
3. Merely; absolutely; without connection with any thing else; completely; totally. The meeting was purely accidental.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adv
1: restricted to something; "we talked strictly business" [syn: strictly, purely]

Merriam Webster's

adverb Date: 14th century 1. a. to a full extent ; totally <purely by accident> b. wholly, exclusively <a selection based purely on merit> 2. without admixture of anything injurious or foreign 3. simply, merely <read purely for relaxation> 4. in a chaste or innocent manner

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adv. 1 in a pure manner. 2 merely, solely, exclusively.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Purely Pure"ly, adv. 1. In a pure manner (in any sense of the adjective). 2. Nicely; prettily. [Archaic] --Halliwell.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. You use purely to emphasize that the thing you are mentioning is the most important feature or that it is the only thing which should be considered. It is a racing machine, designed purely for speed... The government said the moves were purely defensive. ADV: ADV with cl/group [emphasis] 2. You use purely and simply to emphasize that the thing you are mentioning is the only thing involved. If Arthur was attracted here by the prospects of therapy, John came down purely and simply to make money... PHRASE: PHR with cl [emphasis]

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

ad. 1. Genuinely. 2. Innocently, chastely, guilelessly. 3. Merely, absolutely, entirely, completely, totally.

Moby Thesaurus

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