Definitions for purely
ˈpyʊər lipure·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. strictly, purelyadverb

   restricted to something

   "we talked strictly business"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. purelyadverb

   Wholly; really, completely.

2. purelyadverb

   Solely; exclusively; merely, simply.

3. purelyadverb

   Chastely, innocently; in a sinless manner, without fault.

4. purelyadverb

   Without physical adulterants; refinedly, with no admixture.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Purelyadverb

   Etymology: from pure.

   1. In a pure manner; not dirtily; not with mixture.

   I will purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin. Isaiah i. 25.

   2. Innocently; without guilt.3. Merely.

   The being able to raise an army, and conducting it to fight against the king, was purely due to him, and the effect of his power. Edward Hyde, b. viii.

   Upon the particular observations on the metallick and mineral bodies, I have not founded any thing but what purely and immediately concerns the natural history of those bodies. John Woodward, Nat. Hist.

   I converse in full freedom with men of both parties; and if not in equal number, it is purely accidental, as having made acquaintance at court more under one ministry than another. Jonathan Swift.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Purelyadverb

   in a pure manner (in any sense of the adjective)

2. Purelyadverb

   nicely; prettily

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'purely' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3863

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'purely' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2779

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'purely' in Adverbs Frequency: #262

How to pronounce purely?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say purely in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of purely in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of purely in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of purely in a Sentence

1. Steven Mnuchin:

   I believe that was purely informational, we had obviously read in the press that we were expecting this. I personally wasn't involved in those conversations.

2. Mirwais Alami:

   The issue is now purely political.

3. Jonathan Lane:

   We quoted on a quite substantial piece of business in China yesterday, and when we came to look at the numbers we found we were in a much better position than when we looked at the project earlier - purely because of the exchange rate change.

4. Kenneth Feinberg:

   Look at my prior cases: 97 percent of the victims of Sept. 11 accepted my offer. At GM and BP it was more than 90 percent, too. That has to be my target for VW, it is a purely business transaction, less emotional. I see that from emails I get from vehicle owners, who say things like: 'Mr. Feinberg, I know I haven't lost a relative, I just want to be treated fairly.' They are all quite reasonable.

5. Gareth Jenkins:

   Erdogan is aware that he is not going to be able to achieve his goals through purely democratic means, if you are trying to stop people from expressing their opinions, it is a sign that you are not accountable.

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