🏛️ With simple forms 📏 By strict rules

puristically

9.9

In a plain way that uses clean shapes and avoids decoration

adverb
/pjʊəˈrɪstɪkli/

Specialized

: purísticamente

The architect designed the building puristically, focusing on clean lines and basic shapes.

Examples

The exhibition was arranged puristically, allowing the artwork to stand out without distraction.
Her living room was decorated puristically, with no unnecessary details or decorations.
The artist designed the building puristically.
She approached the sculpture puristically, focusing on its geometric shapes.
The architect designed the building puristically, focusing on clean lines and basic shapes.
Her living room was decorated puristically, with no unnecessary details or decorations.
The exhibition was arranged puristically, allowing the artwork to stand out without distraction.

How Puristic

rigorously

14 4.9

puristically

Specialized

9.9

sparingly

14 3.5

simply

121 1.0

Surface Forms

puristically positive

Morphology

puristically = puristic (semi-transparent) = purist + ic + ally

Formally derived from 'puristic' + '-ally', but the sense referring specifically to the art movement Purism is specialized and may be unfamiliar to learners.

Etymology

Puristically comes from the simple word pure ('clean' or 'simple') and the idea of a purist who likes plain, basic shapes. So to design or arrange something puristically is to make it look 'pure' and minimal, with no extra decoration.