Definitions for merely
mere·ly

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

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"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. merelyadverb

   Wholly, entirely.

2. merelyadverb

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

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

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

How to pronounce merely?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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. Anuj Somany:

   Real man respects merely soulful person ,not particularly woman .

2. Jean Baudrillard:

   Politicians -- power itself -- are abject because they merely embody the profound contempt people have for their own lives. One should be grateful to the politicians for accepting the abstractness of power, and ridding others of its burden. This inevitably kills them but they get their revenge by passing onto others the corpse of power.

3. William Faulkner:

   I believe that man will not merely endure he will prevail.

4. Voltaire:

   It is far better to be silent than merely to increase the quantity of bad books.

5. Anuj Somany:

   There are many who can even marry for merely money to lead own individual life in luxury and they can often pose to get own pic posted on media page and pretend to be a happily married couple.

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