merely
[ meer-lee ]
/ ˈmɪər li /
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adverb
only as specified and nothing more; simply: merely a matter of form.
Obsolete.
- without admixture; purely.
- altogether; entirely.
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merely
/ (ˈmɪəlɪ) /
adverb
only; nothing more than
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