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

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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