merely

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

Also spelled meerly

US /ˈmɪɹli/ UK /ˈmɪəli/ See IPA manual

Freq #3411

Meanings

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adv
Only; and nothing more.

I was merely asking a question, not complaining.

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Synonyms

1 adv · only; and nothing more. just simply only

More barely but literally

Opposites

absolutelyall-firedcompletelyfuck-offfuckingindeedmotherfuckingvery

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Phrases (1)

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merely verbal
concerned only with words or their sound, without sufficient substance

Adverb + adjective

Proverbs (1)

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You can never do merely one thing

Etymology

From Middle English mereli, equivalent to mere + -ly.

mereli Middle English

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Describing Qualities

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