adverb
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in a pure manner
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entirely
purely by chance
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in a chaste or innocent manner
Etymology
Origin of purely
First recorded in 1250–1300, purely is from the Middle English word purliche; pure, -ly
Example Sentences
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Turk added that people had made decisions "to vote or not to vote purely out of fear, flatly at odds with their internationally guaranteed civil and political rights".
From BBC
The goal isn’t making money; it’s making the money irrelevant so you can focus purely on, “Did I do the right thing?”
From MarketWatch
The rush of younger AI startup talent means fewer purely academic researchers.
“I’m absolutely not in the business of saying we should be making these regulations more lax purely to make child care more affordable for parents.”
From Salon
Muir is at pains to emphasize “this is purely the trader in me speaking” and rather than a formal repudiation of the investment case for silver, he just thinks the price action looks tired.
From MarketWatch
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