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merely |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Merely \Mere"ly\, adv 1. Purely; unmixedly absolutely. Ulysses was to force forth his access Though merely naked. --Chapman. 2. Not otherwise than simply; barely; only. Prize not your life for other ends Than merely to obige your friends. --Swift. Syn: Solely; simply; purely; barely; scarcely. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: merely adv : 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" [syn: {simply}, {just}, {only}, {but}]
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