- only; completely
- I saw the letter purely by chance.
- The charity is run on a purely voluntary basis.
- She took the job purely and simply for the money.
- The fireplace in the bedroom is purely decorative.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryPurely is used with these adjectives:- abstract
- academic
- accidental
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