Purely
Purely adverb - For nothing other than.
Usage example: I fish purely for the fun of it—I don't care if I end up with no fish to fry
Solely is a synonym for purely in just topic. In some cases you can use "Solely" instead an adverb "Purely", when it comes to topics like absolutely, entirely, exclusively, simply. popular alternative
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Macross Missile Massacre: Crest Of The Stars and its sequels made their battleships purely missile platforms that take Macross Missile Massacre to the absolutely ridiculous extent (the majority of the mass of ships multiple kilometers long consists solely of thousand and thousands of missiles).
Source: Light Novel / Crest of the Stars -
Crest of the Stars and its sequels made their battleships purely missile platforms that take Macross Missile Massacre to the absolutely ridiculous extent (the majority of the mass of ships multiple kilometers long consists solely of thousand and thousands of missiles).
Source: Macross Missile Massacre - Killer Pussy's "Teenage Enema Nurses in Bondage", though the bondage seems to be purely economic, and really is mentioned solely as a Shout-Out to grindhouse movie titles.
Source: Obligatory Bondage Song
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