English Explanatory Dictionary

merely

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. Without any other reason etc.; only, just, and nothing more.
  2. Wholly, entirely.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɪəli/ /ˈmɪɹli/ en-us-merely.ogg

Word forms

merely

Etymology

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

Synonyms

barely but just literally merely no more than nothing but only simply exclusively purely alone entirely expressly solely wholly

Antonyms

absolutely all-fired completely fuck-off fucking indeed motherfucking very very much
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