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purely

(pjʊəʳli)
1. adverb
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.
[emphasis]
It is a racing machine, designed purely for speed.
The government said the moves were purely defensive.
Synonyms: absolutely, just, only, completely More Synonyms of purely
2. 
See purely and simply

purely in British English

(ˈpjʊəlɪ)
adverb
1. 
in a pure manner
2. 
entirely
purely by chance
3. 
in a chaste or innocent manner

purely in American English

(ˈpjʊrli)
adverb
1. 
in a pure manner; unmixed with anything else
2. 
merely
3. 
innocently
4. 
entirely

Examples of 'purely' in a sentence
purely

It's a purely instinctive thing.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It's a purely instinctive thing.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The prince and other members of the club use the nickname purely as a term of affection.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
We do not move them purely for financial reasons.
The Sun (2011)
The ruling is also a purely political gesture.
The Sun (2010)
There is no such thing as purely domestic macroeconomic policy any more.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It was purely and simply about football and how it can change lives.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The arguments in purely financial terms will be compelling.
Thompson, Sir Peter Sharing the Success - the story of NFC (1990)
The others are somewhat more geopolitical if not purely political and ideological.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It then becomes purely and simply a commercial problem requiring a commercial solution.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It does not have to be a purely financial tale.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
For trade union leaders to mount strikes for purely political purposes is completely unacceptable.
The Sun (2012)
It should be purely and simply about the numbers.
The Sun (2014)
He must not listen to the wrong people and consider it purely for financial gain.
The Sun (2010)
It is purely and simply not scoring when a chance comes along.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
None of it is purely political.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
That determination was based on more than purely economic factors: it was pride.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
In fact, it was a purely defensive comment.
The Sun (2011)
Once they are in a political union you can't treat them in a purely economic way.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
We've got units cutting all these services for what are purely economic reasons in the short term.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
I like when people do their own thing and design purely from a design point of view.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
At this stage, things depend purely on the pastor's ability to be colloquial.
Christianity Today (2000)
Others have a secondary USB lead that's used purely as an additional power supply.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)

In other languages
purely

British English: purely ADVERB
Purely means only or completely.
This car is designed purely for speed.
  • American English: purely
  • Brazilian Portuguese: meramente
  • Chinese: 纯粹地
  • European Spanish: puramente
  • French: purement
  • German: allein
  • Italian: puramente
  • Japanese: 完全に
  • Korean: 전적으로
  • European Portuguese: meramente
  • Latin American Spanish: puramente

Chinese translation of 'purely'

purely

(ˈpjuəlɪ)

adv

  1. (= wholly) 完全地 (wánquán de)
(adverb) 
It is a racing machine, designed purely for speed.
Synonyms
absolutely
She is absolutely right.
just
Kiwi fruit are just the thing for a healthy snack.
only
Computers are only for use by class members.
completely
Dozens of flats have been completely destroyed.
I have fallen completely in love with him.
simply
The table is simply a chipboard circle on a base.
totally
Young people want something totally different from the old ways.
entirely
The two cases are entirely different.
exclusively
It is no longer an exclusively male domain.
plainly
merely
He was far from being merely a furniture expert.
solely
Too often we make decisions based solely on what we see in magazines.
wholly
The accusation is wholly without foundation.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of completely
Dozens of flats have been completely destroyed.I have fallen completely in love with him.
Synonyms
totally,
entirely,
wholly,
utterly,
quite,
perfectly,
fully,
solidly,
absolutely,
altogether,
thoroughly,
in full,
every inch,
en masse,
heart and soul,
a hundred per cent,
one hundred per cent,
from beginning to end,
down to the ground,
root and branch,
in toto,
from A to Z,
hook, line and sinker,
lock, stock and barrel
in the sense of entirely
The two cases are entirely different.
Synonyms
completely,
totally,
perfectly,
absolutely,
fully,
altogether,
thoroughly,
wholly,
utterly,
every inch,
without exception,
unreservedly,
in every respect,
without reservation,
lock, stock and barrel
in the sense of exclusively
It is no longer an exclusively male domain.
Synonyms
solely,
totally,
fully,
entirely,
wholly,
uniquely

Synonyms of 'purely'

purely

Explore 'purely' in the dictionary

Additional synonyms

in the sense of just
Definition
exactly
Kiwi fruit are just the thing for a healthy snack.
Synonyms
exactly,
really,
quite,
completely,
totally,
perfectly,
entirely,
truly,
absolutely,
precisely,
altogether,
positively
in the sense of merely
He was far from being merely a furniture expert.
Synonyms
only,
but,
just,
simply,
entirely,
purely,
solely
in the sense of only
Definition
without anyone or anything else being included
Computers are only for use by class members.
Synonyms
exclusively,
entirely,
purely,
solely
in the sense of simply
Definition
merely
The table is simply a chipboard circle on a base.
Synonyms
just,
only,
merely,
purely,
solely
in the sense of solely
Definition
without others
Too often we make decisions based solely on what we see in magazines.
Synonyms
only,
completely,
entirely,
exclusively,
alone,
singly,
merely,
single-handedly
in the sense of totally
Young people want something totally different from the old ways.
Synonyms
completely,
entirely,
absolutely,
quite,
perfectly,
fully,
comprehensively,
thoroughly,
wholly,
utterly,
consummately,
wholeheartedly,
unconditionally,
to the hilt,
one hundred per cent,
unmitigatedly
in the sense of wholly
Definition
completely or totally
The accusation is wholly without foundation.
Synonyms
completely,
totally,
perfectly,
fully,
entirely,
comprehensively,
altogether,
thoroughly,
utterly,
heart and soul,
one hundred per cent (informal),
in every respect
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