used meaning 'only' or 'simply' to emphasize a fact or sth that you are saying:
It is not merely a job, but a way of life. * He said nothing, merely smiled and watched her. * They agreed to go merely because they were getting paid for it. * I'm merely stating what everybody knows anyway.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for merely is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is merely a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, merely is tagged as adverb.
Does merely appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — merely appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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