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purely

/ˈpjʊɹli/adverb2 syllables

Purely means: restricted to something.

Synonyms for purely16

adverb, as in restricted to something

strictly

also used for purely

thoroughly, totally, absolutely, all-out, tout à fait, all the way, blind, altogether, stark, at large, alone, entirely, exclusively, expressly, merely

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What does purely mean?1

adverb

1

restricted to something“we talked strictly business”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with purely?3

two syllables

surely

three syllables

securely

four syllables

prematurely
Show 21 near rhymes
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Purely in a sentence

  • Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.Archibald
  • The difference between mushrooms and toadstools is purely a matter of nomenclature, not biology.AlanF_US
  • I only found out about it purely by accident.CK
  • I wish to resign from my work for purely personal reasons.unknown
  • The first point that requires clarification is that the design was purely experimental.CM
  • Is he someone who is interested in a purely sexual relationship?Scott
  • Mathematics has not a foot to stand upon which is not purely metaphysical.carlosalberto
  • Her seemingly generous actions turned out to be motivated purely by profit.hecko

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