purely B2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈpjʊɹli/ UK /ˈpjʊəli/ See IPA manual Freq #7625 Meanings 1 adv Only; entirely and nothing else. I'm asking purely out of curiosity, not to judge you. 2 adv Completely; absolutely. The outcome was purely a matter of luck. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · only; entirely and nothing... solelyexclusivelymerelyonly 2 adv · completely; absolutely. completelyentirelywholly ↔ Opposites impurelypollutedlyuncleanly Common collocations purely social Adverb + adjective Etymology AI details From Middle English purely, equivalent to pure + -ly. purely Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # purely **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈpjʊɹli/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpjʊəli/ **Frequency rank:** 7625 ## Meanings 1. Only; entirely and nothing else. 2. Completely; absolutely. ## Examples - I'm asking purely out of curiosity, not to judge you. - The outcome was purely a matter of luck. ## Antonyms - impurely - pollutedly - uncleanly ## Roots and Affixes - Root: purely ## Etymology From Middle English purely, equivalent to pure + -ly. ## AI Etymology Purely comes from Middle English purely, equivalent to pure + -ly. The historical chain includes purely (Middle English). In present use it covers only; entirely and nothing else and completely; absolutely. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown