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puramente

purely

adverb poo-rah-MEN-teh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Degree

Origin: From puro (pure) + -mente, from Latin purus.

Also means

merely

Usage Note

Puramente emphasizes that something is exclusively or solely what is stated: è puramente teorico (it is purely theoretical), puramente casuale (purely coincidental). It is interchangeable with semplicemente in many contexts but has a stronger flavor of exclusivity or abstraction.

Examples

"La sua decisione era puramente economica."

Natural Translation

His decision was purely economic.

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