Definitions for merely
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Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. merely, simply, just, only, but(adverb)

   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"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. merely(Adverb)

   Wholly, entirely.

2. merely(Adverb)

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

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Merely(adverb)

   purely; unmixedly; absolutely

2. Merely(adverb)

   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

How to pronounce merely?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say merely in sign language?

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. Shakespeare:

   Love is merely madness.

2. M. C. Escher:

   Originality is merely an illusion.

3. Ahmed Korayem:

   To merely exist is the gravest of sins

4. Charles Ives:

   Awards are merely the badges of mediocrity.

5. John Saucer:

   The headline on Libya was merely the trigger.

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