# sheerly

> English word · Adverb

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sheerly