Definition of merely Merely

/mɪˈɹli/ - [mirlee] - mere•ly

We found 5 definitions of merely from 4 different sources.

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WordNet by Princeton University

Adverb

merely - and nothing more; "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"
  simply, just, only, but
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • merely (adv.)
    Purely; unmixedly; absolutely.
  • merely (adv.)
    Not otherwise than; simply; barely; only.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • merely
    Nothing more than.

Part of speech

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  • merely, adjective.

Pronunciation

Word frequency

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Sign Language

merely in sign language
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