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  • 11purely */*/ — UK [ˈpjʊə(r)lɪ] / US [ˈpjʊrlɪ] adverb completely, or as the only issue or reason What I m saying is purely my own point of view. He got together with her purely for business reasons. • purely and simply …

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  • 12purely — adv. Purely is used with these adjectives: ↑abstract, ↑academic, ↑accidental, ↑arbitrary, ↑ceremonial, ↑clinical, ↑coincidental, ↑cosmetic, ↑decorative, ↑defensive, ↑descriptive, ↑ …

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  • 13purely*/ — [ˈpjʊəli] adv completely, or only What I m saying is purely my own point of view.[/ex] We meet purely for business reasons.[/ex] …

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  • 14purely — /pyoor lee/, adv. 1. in a pure manner; without admixture. 2. merely; only; solely: purely accidental. 3. entirely; completely. 4. innocently, virtuously, or chastely. [1250 1300; ME purliche. See PURE, LY] * * * …

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  • 15purely — adverb a) Chastely; innocently. I am interested for purely artistic reasons. b) Without adulterants …

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  • 16purely — adverb the mission of this weekend is purely recreational Syn: entirely, completely, absolutely, wholly, exclusively, solely, only, just, merely …

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  • 17purely — pure•ly [[t]ˈpyʊər li[/t]] adv. 1) in a pure manner; without admixture 2) merely; only; solely: purely accidental[/ex] 3) entirely; completely 4) innocently or chastely • Etymology: 1250–1300 …

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  • 18purely — /ˈpjuəli/ (say pyoohuhlee) adverb 1. in a pure manner; without admixture. 2. merely; entirely: purely accidental. 3. exclusively. 4. cleanly; innocently; chastely …

  • 19purely — pure ► ADJECTIVE 1) not mixed or adulterated with any other substance or material. 2) free of impurities. 3) innocent or morally good. 4) complete; nothing but: a shout of pure anger. 5) theoretical rather than practical: pure mathematics. 6) (of …

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  • 20Purely functional — is a term in computing used to describe algorithms, data structures or programming languages that exclude destructive modifications (updates). According to this restriction, variables are used in a mathematical sense, with identifiers referring… …

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