Definitions for merely

merely mere·ly

Spelling: [meer-lee]
IPA: /ˈmɪər li/

Merely is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 69 anagrams from letters in merely (eelmry).

Definitions for merely

adverb

  1. only as specified and nothing more; simply:
  2. Obsolete. without admixture; purely. altogether; entirely.

Origin of merely

First recorded in 1400-50, merely is from the late Middle English word mereli. See mere1, -ly

Examples for merely

Surface manifestations are, in and of themselves, merely deceptive.

Our pledge was not merely to do a patchwork job with secondhand materials.

As Rathod noted, SIX is not supposed to be merely the opposite of ALEC.

After all it might be nothing of vital importance, merely a girls' disagreement.

“It was not merely the work in which he had constantly grown happier that he saw taken from him,” Howells notes.

I hope I can be forgiven for finding this echo more than merely coincidental.

It seemed, however, that he had merely been thinking intently.

The final question we should ask: are they pursuing justice and the rule of law, or merely silencing those who embarrass them?

But can the safety of the state be secured by merely excluding the vicious poor?

Later reports say that authorities claimed to be merely escorting him back to his house arrest.

Word Value for merely
Scrable

11

Words with friends

12

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