/mear"lee/ , adv.
1. only as specified and nothing more; simply: merely a matter of form.
2. Obs.
a. without admixture; purely.
b. altogether; entirely.
[ 1400-50; late ME mereli. See MERE 1 , -LY ]
/mear"lee/ , adv.
1. only as specified and nothing more; simply: merely a matter of form.
2. Obs.
a. without admixture; purely.
b. altogether; entirely.
[ 1400-50; late ME mereli. See MERE 1 , -LY ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012