merely B1 Topic:Describing Qualities Also spelled meerly US /ˈmɪɹli/ UK /ˈmɪəli/ See IPA manual Freq #3411 Meanings 1 adv Only; and nothing more. I was merely asking a question, not complaining. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · only; and nothing more. justsimplyonly More barelybutliterally ↔ Opposites absolutelyall-firedcompletelyfuck-offfuckingindeedmotherfuckingvery Common collocations merely verbal Adverb + adjective Etymology AI details From Middle English mereli, equivalent to mere + -ly. mereli Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # merely **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈmɪɹli/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmɪəli/ **Frequency rank:** 3411 ## Meanings 1. Only; and nothing more. ## Examples - I was merely asking a question, not complaining. ## Synonyms - barely - but - just - literally - only - simply ## Antonyms - absolutely - all-fired - completely - fuck-off - fucking - indeed - motherfucking - very ## Roots and Affixes - Root: mereli ## Etymology From Middle English mereli, equivalent to mere + -ly. ## AI Etymology Merely comes from Middle English mereli, equivalent to mere + -ly. In present-day English it covers only; and nothing more. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown