merely Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adverb and nothing more
but; simply; only; just.
- I was merely asking
- it is simply a matter of time
- just a scratch
- he was only a child
- hopes that last but a moment
WordNet
Mere"ly adverb
Definitions
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Purely; unmixedly; absolutely. Ulysses was to force forth his access, Though merely naked. Chapman.
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Not otherwise than; simply; barely; only. Prize not your life for other ends Than merely to obige your friends. Swift.
Syn. -- Solely; simply; purely; barely; scarcely.