- used meaning ‘only’ or ‘simply’ to emphasize a fact or something 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.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMerely is used with these adjectives:- academic
- adequate
- coincidental
- …
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