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What does purely mean?

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Adverb
  1. (now US regional) Wholly; really, completely. [from 14th c.]
  2. Solely; exclusively; merely, simply. [from 14th c.]
  3. Chastely, innocently; in a sinless manner, without fault. [from 15th c.]
  4. (now rare) Without physical adulterants; refinedly, with no admixture. [from 16th c.]
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Most blog software imbues the end result with a blog format purely by virtue of its use.
Designs of a purely ornamental kind, and especially the Iznik, Middle-East and Oriental wares, were the staples of the pottery.
The tendency to demand purely qualitative descriptions of counterfactual situations has many sources.
This discussion is not of purely academic interest, because it has arisen in a practical way in a number of different contexts in recent years.
White wax finds use in cosmetics purely because it presents a better appearance.
The Education Secretary, Charles Clarke, has questioned public funding of purely academic courses.

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