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Merely

see synonyms of merely

Adverb

1. but, just, merely, only, simply

and nothing more

Example Sentences:
'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 Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Merely

see synonyms of merely
adverb
only; nothing more than

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Merely

see synonyms of merely
adverb
1. 
no more than; and nothing else; only
2.  Obsolete
absolutely; altogether

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Merely

see synonyms of merely
adv.
And nothing else or more; only: Their simultaneous arrival at the party was merely a coincidence.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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