merely
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merely
- /ˈmɪəli/ UK
- /ˈmɪɹli/ Canada, US
- /ˈmɪəli/ Australia
- /ˈmiəli/ New Zealand
Rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)li
Where it comes from
From Middle English mereli, equivalent to mere + -ly.
adverb
- Without any other reason etc.; only, just, and nothing more. But let us not be unfair to the kibitzers. Not all players hate 'em. Some merely dislike 'em.
- Wholly, entirely. 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.
Similar: barely, but, just, literally, merely, no more than, nothing but, only, simply
