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Meanings of purely in English

Portuguese
rigorosamente
Spanish
puramente

Restricted to something.

rigorosamente
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Examples for "strictly"
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At issue is how strictly U.S. health regulators should control the products.
Reuters
2
However, Ms Holmes told RNZ her own statement was not strictly true.
Radio NZ
3
Here we look at time strictly from a standards point of view.
Essential system administration, 3rd edition
4
It is not clear why Apple is enforcing them strictly this year.
Reuters
5
I was given only the information strictly necessary to complete my mission.
To Honor You Call Us
Usage of purely in English
1
It may, of course, have been an effect of purely physical causes.
Odd John
2
The recent event to 'promote' the grant was purely political, she wrote.
The Guardian
3
The company has said the decision was made purely on business grounds.
Reuters
4
Protesters, however, have denied that their fight is a purely political one.
The South African
5
China says its increasingly high-tech military forces are purely for defensive purposes.
Reuters
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In an often emotional announcement, he said the decision was purely personal.
Radio NZ
7
Ordinary people are now expressing their political loyalties in purely ethnic terms.
The Guardian
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And yet, according to Matt's story, he met Mike purely by chance.
Salem’s Lot
9
In his purely natural state-inhis true natural state-he is immeasurably stronger.
The Story of My Heart: An Autobiography
10
A return to purely contact learning is not going to be possible.
The South African
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They therefore referred to all work on BW as being purely defensive.
Occupied city
12
This, you understand, is purely because your opinion is not my opinion.
News.com.au
13
Western diplomats admit there is no purely military solution to the conflict.
Reuters
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However, there is much that cannot be explained in purely neurodevelopmental terms.
Pubmed
15
Please note: This article is purely satirical and not based on fact.
The South African
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On purely pragmatic grounds, it represents a great waste of taxpayers' money.
The Irish Times
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Purely through the time
Purely across language varieties
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