Definitions for purely

purely pure·ly

Spelling: [pyoo r-lee]
IPA: /ˈpyʊər li/

Purely is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 90 anagrams from letters in purely (elpruy).

Definitions for purely

adverb

  1. in a pure manner; without admixture.
  2. merely; only; solely:
  3. entirely; completely.
  4. innocently, virtuously, or chastely.

Origin of purely

First recorded in 1250-1300, purely is from the Middle English word purliche. See pure, -ly

Examples for purely

The movements in Copper and Cordage Trust stocks are purely speculative.

Roughly half of black Protestants and white Evangelicals believe that creation is purely for human benefit.

Indeed the whole situation was regarded as purely temporary.

The Samaritan guidelines are written around the assumption that suicide is a purely irrational act, an act spurred by illness.

For starters, from a purely practical, all-hands-on-deck position, I say if you can do the job, you should keep the job.

The use of purely local terms in all writing is to be deprecated.

purely by chance, Anna Coren had landed in Sydney just as the chocolate shop siege began.

I like better to recall the purely physical side of our journey.

His love was purely selfish, for he brushed aside her protest as if she had not spoken.

“Of course he has no answer he is purely speculating,” Allen said.

Word Value for purely
Scrable

11

Words with friends

13

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