All 6 Uses of
sheer
in
And Then There Were None
- May be sheer moonshine-just plain lunacy!
p. 90..4 (definition 1)sheer = pure
- Of course all that was the sheerest hypocrisy!
p. 100..6 (definition 1)sheerest = purest
- ...the cliffs fell sheer to the sea below,
p. 111..5 (definition 2)sheer = steeply
- It's pretty sheer. [the cliff]
p. 114..3 (definition 2) *sheer = steep
- And anyway it's a sheer impossibility that Armstrong can be in the house.
p. 229..7 (definition 1) *sheer = complete
- Sheer reaction had kept her immobile.
p. 241..4 (definition 1)sheer = pure (nothing else)
Definitions:
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(1) (sheer as in: sheer fun) complete or pure -- without restriction, qualification, or other elements (used for emphasis)
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(2) (sheer as in: a sheer cliff) so steep it is almost vertical