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In some senses, sheerly is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.
sheerly
adv 3
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4ADJ.
technical
VERB + SHEERLY
dropped, pit
SHEERLY + NOUN
feet, plane
PREP.
from, on
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ADJ.
technical
VERB + SHEERLY
dropped, pit
SHEERLY + NOUN
feet, plane
PREP.
from, on
adv
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.
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.
At once.
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.
WiktionaryThe pit dropped sheerly from my feet, but a little way along, the rubbish afforded a practicable slope to the summit of the ruins.
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In some senses, sheerly is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.