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prettamente

purely

adverb pret-tah-MEN-teh Rare

Also means

strictly

Usage Note

Prettamente intensifies the exclusive or characteristic nature of something — una questione prettamente tecnica (a purely technical matter). It is formal and written-register; in speech Italians often prefer puramente or esclusivamente. It always precedes the adjective it modifies.

Examples

"È un problema prettamente burocratico."

Natural Translation

It is a purely bureaucratic problem.

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