US /ˈpjʊɹli/ UK /ˈpjʊəli/
adv adj Freq #7625

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    Only; entirely and nothing else.

    I'm asking purely out of curiosity, not to judge you.

  2. 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

Etymology

From Middle English purely, equivalent to pure + -ly.

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