Purely

Definition: Purely

Purely

Adverb

1. Restricted to something; "we talked strictly business".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "purely" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references)

Synonym: Purely

Greatness

Adverb: truly; (truth); decidedly, unequivocally, purely, absolutely, seriously, essentially, fundamentally, radically, downright, in all conscience; for the most part, in the main.

Smallness

Partially, in part; in a certain degree, to a certain degree; to a certain extent; comparatively; some, rather in some degree, in some measure; something, somewhat; simply, only, purely, merely; at least, at the least, at most, at the most; ever so little, as little as may be, tant soit peu, in ever so small a degree; thus far, pro tanto, within bounds, in a manner, after a fashion, so to speak.

Crosswords: Purely

The imputation was totally without basis in fact, and was in no way fair comment, and was motivated purely by malice, and I deeply regret any distress that my comments may have caused you, or your family, and I hereby undertake not to repeat any such slander at any time in the future (A Fish Called Wanda; writing credit: John Cleese; Charles Crichton)

Well, that's purely a personal opinion on your part (The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin; writing credit: Albert Sidney Fleischman; Lowell S. Hawley)

No, I'm in it purely for the money (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; writing credit: Doreen Spicer)

Just once, and it was purely by accident (Where the Boys Are; writing credit: Glendon Swarthout; George Wells)

Yes, and like everything else, purely a matter of technique (Adventures of a Private Eye; writing credit: Michael Armstrong; Stanley A. Long)

A purely rural duel truly plural is better than a purely plural duel truly rural. (references; author: unknown)

Purely Circumstantial (1929)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Purely Functional Data Structures (reference)

• Purely Physical (reference)

• Purely Poliquin: 100 Columns from the Herald-Journal (reference)

• Purely Rosie Pearl (reference)

  (more book examples)

Music

• Dodge: Any Resemblance is Purely Coincidental (reference)

• Purely Piano (reference)

• Purely Piano Christmas (reference)

• Purely Evil (reference)

• Purely Instrumental (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Range-range navigation lattice generated by Attu-Semichi stations First purely electronic navigation lattice used by C&GS Electronic navigation lattice developed by party off of EXPLORER. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Figure 44. Otho Frederick Mueller's Dredge. A. D. 1750. Mueller was the first person to dredge for purely scientific reasons. Library Call Number GC75 .T48 2nd ed. 1874. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Line engraving published in the "Hibernian Magazine", Dublin, Ireland, August 1776. As with most contemporary "Hibernian Magazine" portraits, this is probably a purely fanciful representation of the subject. The engraver also provided an incorrect forename for Hopkins. Credit: NAVY.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

But supposing, which seldom happens, that the conquerors and conquered never incorporate into one people, under the same laws and freedom; let us see next what power a lawful conqueror has over the subdued: and that I say is purely despotical. (Second Treatise of Government)

These proposals, therefore, are of a purely Utopian character. (reference)

Articles, machinery and material arising from the breaking-up of German warships of all kinds, whether surface vessels or submarines, may not be used except for purely industrial or commercial purposes. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Is now spoken only at the Temple, and Babet was the only one who spoke it quite purely.

Our flesh shrinks from what it dreads and responds to the stimulus of what it desires by a purely reflex action of the nervous system

You will export such articles as the country affords, purely native products, much ice and pine timber and a little granite, always in native bottoms

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

In purely economic terms, alcohol-related problems cost society approximately $185 billion per year. In human terms, the costs cannot be calculated. (references)

Purely symptomatic treatment (e.g., sedative hypnotics or anxiolytics) should be delayed at this stage since close assessment over several weeks is desirable to be sure that a clinically significant recurrence of symptoms has occurred. (references)

Business

Roughly half of these are purely trading companies. (references)

These figures though are purely estimates based upon a variety of sources. (references)

Of these 54 are purely grid companies and the remainder are also engaged in generation and/or trading. (references)

Civil Liberties

Ukraine

Private newspapers have been established and are free to function on a purely commercial basis, although very few are profitable. (references)

Armenia

Petitioning organizations must "be free from materialism and of a purely spiritual nature," and must subscribe to a doctrine based on "historically recognized holy scriptures." To qualify a religious organization must have at least 200 members. (references)

Korea

Court precedents allow citizens to possess these kinds of publications for purely academic use, profit, or curiosity, but not with the intent of subverting the Government. (references)

Economic History

Denmark

The Amsterdam Treaty was approved in the referendum of May 28, 1998, but the persistent skepticism of the EU in Denmark may no longer be a purely Danish phenomenon, as other member nations seem to have lowered their ambitions for ever greater political integration. (references)

Australia

Registration cannot be granted for a design that is purely artistic. (references)

Belgium

With respect to authorized activities, the center must be a purely operational, non-decision making entity. (references)

Human Rights

Nicaragua

However, law enforcement groups, human rights organizations, and political analysts described the political motivations as tenuous and stated that most of these actions were purely criminal in nature. (references)

India

The NSA does not define "security risk." Human rights groups allege that preventive detention may be ordered and extended under the act purely on the opinion of the detaining authority and after advisory board review. (references)

Minorities

Azerbaijan

The ICRC--a purely secular organization--immediately and publicly refuted the accusations regarding supporting religious groups. (references)

Political Economy

IRELAND

Ireland has been a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) since January 1, 1995. The WTO agreement was ratified by the Irish parliament in November 1994. As a member of the EU, however, Ireland participates in a large number of EU regional trade agreements, which may distort trade away from countries with whom Ireland trades purely on an MFN, non-preferential WTO basis. (references)

Political Rights

Croatia

The Citizenship Law and electoral legislation grant citizenship, and thereby the right to vote, on purely ethnic grounds to ethnic Croats abroad with no genuine link to the country. (references)

Women

Russia

Police are reluctant and sometimes unwilling to intervene in what they regard as purely domestic disputes. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "purely": purely by chance ♦ purely electric steering transmission ♦ purely functional language ♦ purely hydraulic steering transmission ♦ purely mechanical steering transmission ♦ purely R&D financing. Additional references.

Beginning with "purely": purely-environmental.

Ending with "purely": narrative-purely.

Albanian

pastër (clean, cleanly, pure), thjesht (but, merely, open and shut, plain, plainly, simply, without ceremony), krejtësisht (all, altogether, cap-a-pie, completely, entirely, fundamentally, hard, hollow, perfectly, quite, through and through, to a frazzle, utterly). (various references)

Arabic 

‏على نحو محض, ‏على نحو مجرد, ‏بكل معنى الكلمة (completely, stark, through and through), ‏بعفة, ‏ببساطة (artlessly, frugally, plain, simply), ‏ببراءة (guiltless, innocently). (various references)

Bulgarian 

само (auto, barely, but, entirely, just, merely, nothing but, only, simply, solely), чисто (cleanly, neatly), непорочно, просто (barely, commonly, just, merely, simply). (various references)

Chinese 

纯净地, �"粹 . (various references)

Czech

pouze (alone, just, merely, nothing but, only, simply). (various references)

Danish

rent mekanisk styretransmission (purely mechanical steering transmission), rent indenlandsk luftfartsselskab (purely domestic airline), rent hydraulisk styretransmission (purely hydraulic steering transmission), rent hierarkisk begrebsklassifikation (purely hierarchical concept classification )), rent elektrisk styretransmission (purely electric steering transmission), med god tilnaermelse at bestemme vekselvirkningen mellem korngraenserne og krystallitterne paa basis af rent kinematiske betragtninger (to determine the interaCtion of grain boundaries and crystallites with good approximation by means of purely kinematic reflec tions), geografisk transcendens af regionalt samarbejde (transcendence of purely geographical considerations), der optraeder klynger med kubisk rumcentreret symmetri, der vokser efter rent statistiske love (there appear embryos of body-centred cubic symmetry which grow according to purely statistical laws). (various references)

Dutch

zuiver territoriaal faillissement (bankruptcy having purely territorial effects), zuiver mechanische besturingsoverbrenging (purely mechanical steering transmission), zuiver kommerciële omroep (purely commercial broadcaster), zuiver hydraulische besturingsoverbrenging (purely hydraulic steering transmission), zuiver hiërarchische begrippenclassificatie (purely hierarchical concept classification )), zuiver elektrische besturingsoverbrenging (purely electric steering transmission), vorming van onderboedels uitsluitend voor berekeningsdoeleinden (to form subestates purely for accounting purposes), uitsluitend binnenlandse luchtvaatmaatschappij (purely domestic airline), geografische verruiming van de regionale samenwerking (transcendence of purely geographical considerations), feitelijke transacties in commerciλle zin (purely commercial transactions), faillissement met zuiver territoriale gelding (bankruptcy having purely territorial effects), embryo's met een kubisch-ruimtelijk gecentreerde symmetrie verschijnen;zij groeien volgens volkomen statistische wetmatigheden (there appear embryos of body-centred cubic symmetry which grow according to purely statistical laws), de interactie tussen korrelorenzen en kristallieten kwantitatief benaderen door een zuiver kinematische beschouwingswijze (to determine the interaCtion of grain boundaries and crystallites with good approximation by means of purely kinematic reflec tions), commerciële etheromroep (purely commercial broadcaster). (various references)

Finnish

puhtaasti (cleanly). (various references)

French

purement, simplement. (various references)

German

rein (absolutely, chaste, chastely, clean, cleanly, clear, genuine, honest, immaculate, immaculately, mere, outright, perfect, plain, pure, rank, raw, refined, sheer, sheerly, stark, straight, sweet, true, unadulterated, unalloyed, uncorrupt, undefiled, undiluted, unvarnished, virgin, virginal), ganz (all, all of, at all, bodily, complete, completely, entire, entirely, exactly, full, general, in full, intact, integral, just, overall, perfect, pretty, quite, rather, really, reasonably, total, unbroken, unbrokenly, unmitigated, unmitigatedly, utterly, whole, wholly), bloß (alone, bare, exclusively, just, mere, merely, naked, nude, only, pure, sheer, simply, sole, solely, solitary, very), ausschließlich (excessive, exclusive, exclusively, sole). (various references)

Greek 

καθαρώσ, αγνώσ, αγνά (chastely), τελείως (absolutely). (various references)

Hebrew 

אך ורק (exclusively, only, simply, solely), באפן ט�"ור. (various references)

Hungarian

tisztán (audibly, chastely, cleanly, clear, fairly, legibly, lucidly, straight), teljesen (absolutely, all, altogether, at all, clean, completely, consummately, entirely, from hub to tire up to the hub, full, fully, have sy by the leg, I am done to a frazzle, in full, it's all over with him, out and out, outright, perfectly, quite, regularly, sheer, stark, starkly, thoroughly, through and through, to serve sy hand and foot, to the full, to write out, totally, utterly, wholly). (various references)

Italian

puramente (just, merely, only). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

�"日本式 (purely Japanese style). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

じゅ�"にほ�"しき (purely Japanese style). (various references)

Korean 

청� �하게. (various references)

Pig Latin

urelypay.(various references)

Portuguese

puramente (neatly), simplesmente (clean, merely, plainly, simply), meramente (but, just, merely, simply), impecavelmente, de um modo puro. (various references)

Romanian

neamestecat (clean, neat, pure, unmixed), doar (barely, but, just, mere, none but, only, pure), cu nevinovãţie, complet (absolute, all out, broad, clear, collected, complement, complete, completely, comprehensive, dead, down to the ground, downright, entire, entirely, every bit, every inch, exhaustive, fairly, flat, full, fully, good, hollow, outright, perfect, quite, stark, strict, suite, thorough, thoroughly, thoroughpaced, to the bone, total, unabridged, utter, utterly, whole). (various references)

Russian 

чисто (cleanly). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

potpuno (absolutely, all over, broadly, completely, consummately, dead, entirely, full scale, fully, outright, roundly, sheer, solely, span-new, stark, thoroughly, throughly, totally, unreservedly, utterly, whole). (various references)

Spanish

puramente (entirely). (various references)

Swedish

enbart (entirely, exclusively, merely, solely). (various references)

Thai

อย่างไม่เจือปน. (various references)

Turkish

yalnızca (but, just, nothing but, nothing else, solely), safça (fairly, innocently, naively), saf olarak, saf bir biçimde, sadece (barely, but, exclusively, hardly, itself, just, merely, nigh but, nothing but, nothing else, only, only just, scarcely, simply, solely), sırf (exclusively, mere, merely, only, pure, sheer, simply, solely, stark, very), ancak (alone, barely, but, exclusively, hardly, however, just, merely, nevertheless, on the other hand, only, only just, scarcely, solely, yet). (various references)

Ukrainian

чисто (cleanly, neatly), цілком (absolutely, all, all in all, all of, all out, altogether, at all, bodily, broad, clean, clear, completely, duly, en bloc, entirely, fairly, full, fully, hollow, nicely, outright, perfectly, pure, quite, richly, soundly, thoroughly, well, wholly), тільки (alone, barely, but, entirely, exclusively, just, merely, nothing but, only), дуже (anxiously, awfully, bang, bitter, bloody, clinking, curiously, deep, enormously, exceedingly, frightfully, full, gey, greatly, hard, heaps, highly, hugely, immensely, in great measure, jolly, mightily, mighty, miles, much, nervously, notably, particularly, passing, precious, real, really, shocking, some, strong, super, thumping, too, very, very much, violently, well, widely), доброчесно (cleanly, morally). (various references)

Vietnamese 

trong sạch; trong trắng, ho� n to� n (all, all right, all-in-all, altogether, backbone, clean, completely, consummate, due, full, fully, heartily, hilt, hollow, inch, out-and-out, outright, perfectly, profound, quite, regular, sheer, stark, thorough, thoroughly, undivided, utter, utterly, wholly), chỉ l� trong. (various references)

caste. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words ending with "purely": impurely. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Purely" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: parely, peely, plurally, porel, prel, prely, prule, pural, Pureflo, purel, purey, puril, purle, purply, Puteoli. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: plyer, puler, reply.

-2 letters: lure, lyre, prey, pule, pure, purl, pyre, rely, rule, ruly, yelp, yule.

-3 letters: leu, ley, lye, per, ply, pry, pul, pur, pye, rep, rue, rye, yep, yup.

-4 letters: el, er, pe, re, up, ye.

+1 letter: gyplure.

+2 letters: gyplures, impurely, pleurisy, plumbery, resupply, sprucely, superbly, superlay, unripely.

+3 letters: leprously, prayerful, profusely, prudently, puerilely, puerility, purposely, pyloruses, reputably, reputedly, spluttery, superably, supremely, underplay.

+4 letters: corpulency, eruptively, oversupply, peculiarly, pelycosaur, perdurably, perilously, poultrymen, powerfully, preciously, prequalify, presumably, presumedly, previously, pridefully, propylaeum, pruriently, pyrolusite, specularly, superalloy, superiorly, superlying, supernally, suppletory, underplays, upholstery, viperously.