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sheerly

adv

Etymology

From Middle English schyrly, equivalent to sheer + -ly.

  1. inherited from schyrly

Definitions

  1. Absolutely

    Absolutely; purely; quite.

    • On a sheerly technical plane, the projections used for the backgrounds were very effective, particularly in the third act, where a sunset faded most convincingly.

  2. At a very steep angle

    At a very steep angle; precipitously.

    • The pit dropped sheerly from my feet, but a little way along, the rubbish afforded a practicable slope to the summit of the ruins.

  3. At once.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA