Both Uses of
sheer
in
All Quiet on the Western Front
- Himmelstoss maintained that it was sheer laziness and invented a method worthy of himself for curing Tjaden.
Chpt 3sheer = pure
- We can do nothing else, it is a sheer necessity.
Chpt 7 *sheer = complete
Definition:
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(sheer as in: sheer fun) complete or pure -- without restriction, qualification, or other elements (used for emphasis)