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merely

'miәli5 senses · 7 ms
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adv/ˈmɪəli//ˈmɪɹli//ˈmiəli/
  1. 1

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

    • But let us not be unfair to the kibitzers. Not all players hate 'em. Some merely dislike 'em.
    • All these people, who have tried to set you against me out of envy and love of slander – and some too merely passing on what they have been told by others – all these are very difficult to deal with.
  2. 2

    Wholly, entirely.not-comparableobsolete

    • It is not forgot, since the acute and distinct Arminius was perverted meerly by the perusing of a namelesse discourse writt'n at Delf, which at first he took in hand to confute.

syn. barely · but · just · literally · merely · no more than · nothing but · only · simply

ant. absolutely · all-fired · completely · fuck-off · fucking · indeed · motherfucking · very

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