'Merely' definitions:
Definition of 'merely'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Merely'
From: GCIDE
- Merely \Mere"ly\, adv.
- 1. Purely; unmixedly; absolutely. [1913 Webster]
- Ulysses was to force forth his access, Though merely naked. --Chapman. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Not otherwise than; simply; barely; only. [1913 Webster]
- Prize not your life for other ends Than merely to oblige your friends. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Solely; simply; purely; barely; scarcely. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'merely'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- after a fashion,
- alone,
- appreciably,
- at any rate,
- at best,
- at bottom,
- at least,
- at most,
- at the least,
- at the most,
- at the outside,
- at worst,
- barely,
- basically,
- but,
- comparatively,
- detectably,
- entirely,
- essentially,
- exclusively,
- fairly,
- fundamentally,
- in a manner,
- in a way,
- in part,
- in some measure,
- incompletely,
- integrally,
- irreducibly,
- just,
- leastwise,
- mildly,
- moderately,
- modestly,
- not comprehensively,
- not exhaustively,
- only,
- part,
- partially,
- partly,
- plainly,
- pro tanto,
- purely,
- relatively,
- scarcely,
- simply,
- simply and solely,
- singly,
- so far,
- solely,
- somewhat,
- thus far,
- to a degree,
- to some degree,
- tolerably,
- totally,
- unanalyzably,
- undividedly,
- visibly,
- wholly