Results for merely
Definitions of merely:
part of speech: adverb
Purely, simply: only: thus and no other way: solely.
part of speech: adverb
part of speech: adverb
Usage examples for merely:
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Once we're quite sure it's merely money she's after, it doesn't seem quite so bad.
"The Whirligig of Time", Wayland Wells Williams -
You are not asking me to speak first merely because I am a woman?
"Further Foolishness", Stephen Leacock -
I merely had to make a sign, and he was ready.
"The Goose Man", Jacob Wassermann -
It's merely the habit of his kind.
"Andiron Tales", John Kendrick Bangs