English Explanatory Dictionary

sheerly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. Absolutely; purely; quite.
  2. At a very steep angle; precipitously.
  3. At once.

Word forms

sheerly more sheerly most sheerly

Etymology

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

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