"sheerly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more sheerly [comparative], most sheerly [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English schyrly, equivalent to sheer + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|schyrly}} Middle English schyrly, {{suffix|en|sheer|ly}} sheer + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} sheerly (comparative more sheerly, superlative most sheerly)
  1. Absolutely; purely; quite.
    Sense id: en-sheerly-en-adv-~MZjkQ0G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 21 23 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 80 13 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 71 12 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 6 4
  2. At a very steep angle; precipitously.
    Sense id: en-sheerly-en-adv-lwmQmw-y
  3. (obsolete) At once. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-sheerly-en-adv-AbKpnvhd
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        "(obsolete) At once."
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