MERELY


Meaning of MERELY in English

adverb

Etymology: mere (IV) + -ly

1. obsolete : without admixture : purely

2. : to the full extent : entirely , quite , wholly

it becomes surprising that … one could have been so merely engrossed — Oliver La Farge

3. : no more than : barely , only , simply , solely

went past the bounds of bohemianism to the verge of the merely sordid — New Yorker

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