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merely
adverb
(mere-ly)
and nothing more
Synonyms:
but
,
just
,
only
,
simply
,
Examples:
I was merely asking.
Words Related to
merely
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simply
,
only
,
just
,
but
,
rather
,
purely
,
solely
,
essentially
,
that
,
plainly
,
strictly
,
not
,
hardly
,
entirely
,
scarcely
,
simple
,
pure
,
plain
,
straightforward
,
mainly
,
downright
,
barely
,
once
,
alone
,
uniquely
,
easy
,
exclusively
,
single
,
limits
,
solo
,
jen
,
actually
,
however
,
presumably
,
perhaps
,
somehow
,
otherwise
,
therefore
,
necessarily
,
even
,
instead
,
cynically
,
evidently
,
speciously
,
ostensibly
,
lamely
,
nonetheless
,
legitimately
,
indeed
,
disingenuously
,
nevertheless
,
clearly
,
purposefully
,
mindlessly
,
basely
,
artlessly
,
thus
,
supposedly
,
pettily
,
patently
,
purposely
,
apparently
,
endlessly
,
confusedly
,
plausibly
,
insofar
,
moreover
,
quixotically
,
vaguely
,
either
,
obtusely
,
blithely
,
lazily
,
naively
,
perfunctorily
,
anyway
,
slyly
,
consciously
,
foolishly
,
blandly
,
pointlessly
,
pedantically
,
feebly
,
superficially
,
impersonally
,
fatuously
,
presumptuously
,
inasmuch
,
inanely
,
dubiously
,
surely
,
likewise
,
curiously
,
meaninglessly
,
apathetically
,
discursively
,
wholly
,
any
,
vapidly
,
ignorantly
,
merely
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