Merely
11merely */*/*/ — UK [ˈmɪə(r)lɪ] / US [ˈmɪrlɪ] adverb 1) used for emphasizing that something is small or unimportant This job is merely a way to pay my bills. 2) used for emphasizing that something is not as bad, severe, or important as someone thinks it is I m… …
12merely — [ˈmɪəli] adv 1) used for emphasizing that something is small or unimportant Syn: only This job is merely a way to pay my bills.[/ex] 2) used for emphasizing that something is not as bad, severe, or important as someone thinks it is Syn: only I m… …
13merely — /mear lee/, adv. 1. only as specified and nothing more; simply: merely a matter of form. 2. Obs. a. without admixture; purely. b. altogether; entirely. [1400 50; late ME mereli. See MERE1, LY] * * * …
14merely — /ˈmɪəli / (say mearlee) adverb only as specified, and nothing more; simply: merely as a matter of form. {mere1 + ly} …
15merely — adverb and nothing more (Freq. 73) I was merely asking it is simply a matter of time just a scratch he was only a child hopes that last but a moment • Syn: ↑simply, ↑ …
16Merely Players — was a one man stage show written and performed by Barry Morse. It examined the lives of a series of actors and others from Elizabethan times up to present day. The title is derived from lines by William Shakespeare in his play As You Like It: All …
17Merely Mary Ann — Directed by Henry King Written by Jules Furthman Israel Zangwill (play) Starring Janet Gaynor Charles Farrell Beryl Mercer …
18merely a question of (something something) — just/merely/only a question of (sth/doing sth) idiom used to say that sth is not difficult to predict, explain, do, etc. • It s merely a question of time before the business collapses. • It s just a question of deciding what you really want.… …
19merely a question of (doing something) — just/merely/only a question of (sth/doing sth) idiom used to say that sth is not difficult to predict, explain, do, etc. • It s merely a question of time before the business collapses. • It s just a question of deciding what you really want.… …
20merely — adverb see mere III …
