purely
- in a pure manner; without admixture.
- merely; only; solely: purely accidental.
- entirely; completely.
- innocently, virtuously, or chastely.
Origin of purely
Related Words for purely
essentially, plainly, totally, merely, exactly, exclusively, wholly, completely, utterly, altogether, entirely, quite, solely, all, barely, just, onlyExamples from the Web for purely
Contemporary Examples of purely
The Samaritan guidelines are written around the assumption that suicide is a purely irrational act, an act spurred by illness.
Cover-Ups and Concern Trolls: Actually, It's About Ethics in Suicide JournalismArthur Chu
January 3, 2015
Purely by chance, Anna Coren had landed in Sydney just as the chocolate shop siege began.
For starters, from a purely practical, all-hands-on-deck position, I say if you can do the job, you should keep the job.
Roughly half of black Protestants and white Evangelicals believe that creation is purely for human benefit.
“Of course he has no answer he is purely speculating,” Allen said.
Historical Examples of purely
The movements in Copper and Cordage Trust stocks are purely speculative.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
His love was purely selfish, for he brushed aside her protest as if she had not spoken.
KMary Roberts Rinehart
Indeed the whole situation was regarded as purely temporary.
The Story of the Malakand Field ForceSir Winston S. Churchill
The use of purely local terms in all writing is to be deprecated.
The Story of the Malakand Field ForceSir Winston S. Churchill
I like better to recall the purely physical side of our journey.
In the ValleyHarold Frederic
purely
- in a pure manner
- entirelypurely by chance
- in a chaste or innocent manner