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merely
[
meer
-lee
]
Origin
mere·ly
/
ˈmɪər
li
/
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[
meer
-lee
]
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adverb
1.
only as specified and
nothing
more; simply:
merely a matter of form.
2.
Obsolete
.
a.
without admixture; purely.
b.
altogether; entirely.
Origin:
1400–50;
late Middle English
mereli.
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mere
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-ly
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merely
(ˈmɪəlɪ)
—
adv
only; nothing more than
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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merely
1540s, "entirely," from
mere
(adj.). Meaning "and nothing more" is from c.1580.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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