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Meaning
Adv
●
In American English & Regional English:
Wholly; really, completely.
●
Solely;
exclusively
;
merely
, simply.
●
Chastely,
innocently
; in a
sinless
manner
, without fault.
●
Without physical
adulterants
;
refinedly
, with no admixture.
Adj
●
without physical
adulterants
; with no admixture
Sourced from
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Origin
purely
English
-ly
English
-lice
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
-ly
Middle English (1100-1500)
pure
English
pur
Middle English (1100-1500)
pur
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
purus
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Thoroughly
Alone
Guiltlessly
Pristinely
Totally
Completely
Solely
Sinlessly
Innocently
Unadulteratedly
Undilutedly
Immaculately
Perfectly
Purely
Untaintedly
Untouchedly
Virginly
Exclusively
Strictly
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Antonyms
Impurely
Pollutedly
Uncleanly
Related
Primarily
Mainly
Simply
Largely
Principally
Entirely
Wholly
Chiefly
Sheerly
Inherently
Fundamentally
Mere
Intrinsically
Essentially
Predominately
Distinctly
Innately
Dominantly
Predominantly
Utilitarian
Specifically
Basically
Necessarily
Ostensibly
Overtly
Truly
Majorly
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