merely
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
merely (not comparable)
- (focus) Without any other reason etc.; only, just, and nothing more. [from 16th c.]
- (obsolete) Wholly, entirely. [16th-20th c.]
- 1644, John Milton, Areopagitica:
- It is not forgot, since the acute and distinct Arminius was perverted meerly by the perusing of a namelesse discourse writt'n at Delf, which at first he took in hand to confute.
Synonyms[edit]
- (wholly):
- (without any other reason): See also Thesaurus:merely
Translations[edit]
only, just, and nothing more
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Anagrams[edit]
Middle English[edit]
Adverb[edit]
merely
- Alternative form of merily
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