adverb
pūrē
pūrē (comparative pūrius, superlative pūrissimē, adjective pūrus)
Classical[ˈpuː.reː]Ecclesiastical[ˈpuː.re]
Meaning
- clearly, brightly, cleanly
- correctly, faultlessly, perfectly, purely
loqui pure
to speak correctly
pūrē, adv., v. purus
I. fin.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
pūrē adv. with comp.
purus, clearly, cleanly, brightly : lauta corpora, L.: splendens Pario marmore purius, H.— Distinctly, simply : loqui: pure apparere rem, as it is , H.— Completely, fully : Quid pure tranquillet, H.— Purely, chastely : acta aetas: a matronis sacrificatum, L.
Origins
From pūrus (“clean; pure”) + -ē (adverbial suffix).
Italo-Romance
- Italianpure