Associations to the word «Merely»
Noun
- Coincidence
- Ruse
- Formality
- Supposition
- Pretext
- Whim
- Gratification
- Assertion
- Caprice
- Intellect
- Brahman
- Sake
- Kant
- Convenience
- Absurdity
- Hearer
- Pretence
- Pretension
- Manifestation
- Conceit
- Curiosity
- Embodiment
- Individuality
- Illusion
- Enjoyment
- Reasoning
- Inference
- Standpoint
- Motive
- Insisting
- Pastime
- Imagination
- Imitation
- Repetition
- Pawn
- Indifference
- Superiority
- Negation
- Delusion
Adjective
- Incidental
- Superficial
- Nominal
- Fanciful
- Subjective
- Speculative
- Accidental
- Descriptive
- Asserting
- Sensual
- Trifling
- Rhetorical
- Annoying
- Amusing
- Hypothetical
- Selfish
- Contented
- Indifferent
- Passive
- Unimportant
- Symbolic
- Implied
- Harmless
- Conceivable
- Trivial
- Expedient
- Meaningless
- Probable
- Moral
- Substantive
- Commonplace
- Sentimental
- Rational
- Defendant
- Instinct
- Metaphysical
- Irrelevant
- Ornamental
- Instinctive
- Immoral
- Mundane
- Inquiring
- Unreal
Verb
Wiktionary
MERELY, adverb. (obsolete) Wholly, entirely. [16th-20th c.]
MERELY, adverb. (focus) Without any other reason etc.; only, just, and nothing more. [from 16th c.]
Dictionary definition
MERELY, adverb. And nothing more; "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".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.