Synonym: strictly. Similar words: rely, barely, rely on, sincerely, entirely, severely, relatively, spurn. Meaning: ['pjʊrlɪ /'pjʊəlɪ] 
adv. restricted to something.
adv. restricted to something. 
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61. The role of monarch is a purely symbolic one.
62. It was all done purely in fun.
63. The evidence against him was purely circumstantial.
64. Both countries say their intervention is purely humanitarian.
65. Her duties are purely administrative.
66. The charity is run on a purely voluntary basis.
67. They sold the company purely for short-term gain.
68. The issue here is purely logical: it has nothing to do with ethics.
69. From a purely personal point of view, I'd like to see cars banned from the city centre.
70. The changes to the distribution system are purely experimental at the moment.
71. The question of where we go on holiday is purely academic since we don't have any money.
72. She took the job purely and simply for the money.
73. The curtains are for purely decorative purposes and do not open or close.
74. Such is the size of the problem that these arguments are purely academic.
75. This is not a purely academic exercise: it should have a real impact on the way we work as a department.
76. The views expressed in this book are purely those of the author.
77. The support our volunteers provide cannot be measured in purely practical terms.
78. Any resemblance of a character in this book to a living person is purely incidental.
79. Attendance is purely voluntary.
80. These meetings should remain purely informal, with no obligation on either side.
81. The delegation hopes to reinforce the idea that human rights are not purely internal matters.
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82. They decided to close the museum purely and simply because it cost too much to run.
83. Any power he may seem to have is purely illusory.
84. We did not want people on the show who are purely interested in plugging a book or film.
85. It would be wrong to describe society purely in economic terms .
86. It's purely coincidental that we both chose to call our daughters Emma.
87. He became convinced that his illness was purely imaginary: that made it none the better.
88. I sat in my old seat purely out of habit.
89. Some of the stages of the Earth's development are purely conjectural.
90. It's purely a business arrangement?there's no need to get emotionally involved.