"purely" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Beginning in the 19th century, fountains ceased to be used for drinking water and became purely ornamental.
- First of all, it's purely ornamental - intended to be looked at, not used.
- Melismas tend to be expressive or symbolic rather than purely ornamental.
- They are not at all difficult to do, but you must understand that they would be purely ornamental.
- Purely ornamental as they may seem now, decorative antique boxes hold the key to the social customs of an older culture.
- "I've decided not to learn your language, because I haven't room for any more purely ornamental knowledge."
- The turrets above were purely ornamental but had guns installed during wartime.
- If your garden is purely ornamental, you can skip directly to trying to reintroduce some worms.
- Their necks could endure no yoke, political or purely ornamental.
- It was purely ornamental and seemed to send the message that the inhabitant of this house had nothing to hide.
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