Definitions for merely
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. merely, simply, just, only, butadverb

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. merelyadverb

   Wholly, entirely.

2. merelyadverb

   Without any other reason etc.; only, just, and nothing more.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Merelyadverb

   Simply; only; thus and no other way; for this and for no other end or purpose.

   Etymology: from mere.

   Which thing we ourselves would grant, if the use thereof had been merely and only mystical. Richard Hooker, b. v.

   These external manners of laments
   Are merely shadows to the unseen grief,
   That swells with silence in the tortur’d soul. William Shakespeare.

   It is below reasonable creatures to be conversant in such diversions as are merely innocent, and have nothing else to recommend them. Joseph Addison, Spect. №. 93.

   Above a thousand bought his almanack merely to find what he said against me. Jonathan Swift.

   Prize not your life for other ends
   Than merely to oblige your friends. Jonathan Swift.

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1. merely

   Merely can be generally defined as something that is only or just its basic form or level, with little significance or importance attached to it. It emphasizes simplicity, insignificance, or lack of complexity.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. Merelyadverb

   purely; unmixedly; absolutely

2. Merelyadverb

   not otherwise than; simply; barely; only

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'merely' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1332

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'merely' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3103

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'merely' in Adverbs Frequency: #125

Anagrams for merely »

1. yelmer

How to pronounce merely?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of merely in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of merely in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of merely in a Sentence

1. Consumer Union Schwantes:

   The organization noted that nearly 50,000 consumers joined an online petition last month favoring the FCC's privacy rules. And in a nationally representative CR Consumer Voices Survey, 65 percent of Americans said they were either slightly or not at all confident that their personal data is private and not distributed without their knowledge. Florida Sen. Bill Nelson before the vote on Wednesday said the rules put American consumers — each one of us who pay these monthly fees for their broadband service — in the driver's seat of how our personal data is used and shared. Is that too much to ask ? I don't think so. The resolution will still have to pass the House of Representatives, which it is likely to do, and then be signed by President Trump. ISPs have been under the FCC's jurisdiction only since 2015, when they werereclassified as public utilitiesunder something called Title II of the Communications Act. Meantime, web-based companies such as Amazon and Google are regulated by the Federal Trade Commission( FTC), and face less stringent requirements. Republican legislators and lobbyists from cable, telecom, and advertising industries say that difference in regulation is unfair. Sen. John Thune( R-SD) said Wednesday that the FCC had unfairly distorted the marketplace when it imposed unnecessarily onerous privacy restrictions on broadband providers while leaving the rest of the internet under the strong and successful regime at the FTC. The federal government could move authority over ISPs back to the FCC. However, that would be a complex process, and one not favored by advocacy groups, including Consumers Union. Any fondness for the FTC’s approach to privacy is merely support for dramatically weaker privacy protections favored by most corporations, the organization wrote in a letter to senators earlier this week. There is no question that consumers favor the FCC’s current broadband privacy rules. The measure passed by a 50-48 vote along party lines The Senate Thursday. To roll back the rules, Republican senators employed a legislative maneuver that prevents the FCC from adopting ‘ similar ’ rules, even far weaker ones, to protect internet users in the future.

2. Albert Einstein:

   What is the meaning of human life, or of organic life altogether To answer this question at all implies a religion. Is there any sense then, you ask, in putting it I answer, the man who regards his own life and that of his fellow creatures as meaningless is not merely unfortunate but almost disqualified for life.

3. British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond:

   We've seen before, in Ukraine, Russia talking about a withdrawal, and then it turned out to be merely a rotation of forces.

4. Mark Twain:

   Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.

5. The Rockets ' general manager:

   I was merely voicing one thought, based on one interpretation, of one complicated event.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=merely
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Merely
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=merely
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/merely