B2adverblanguageacademic
US/ˈpjʊr.li/
UK/ˈpjʊə.li/
only, and not involving anything else
In context
I called purely out of curiosity, not because I needed help.
The decision was made purely on financial grounds.
The meeting is purely for information; nothing will be decided.
Words that go with purely
adverb + adjective
- purely coincidentalAny similarity is purely coincidental.
- purely academicThis is a purely academic question.
- purely financialHer reasons were purely financial.
- purely personalIt was a purely personal choice.
- purely theoreticalThe risk is purely theoretical.
- purely symbolicThe fine was purely symbolic.