merely

From mere +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈmɪəli/
• (US) IPA: /ˈmɪɹli/

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Adverb

Positive merely

Comparative more merely

Superlative most merely

1. Without any other reason etc.; only, just, and nothing more. <> sai, sai dai kawai.

   He did not merely look with pity or hear with compassion. <> Bai saurari kukansu da juyayi kawai ba. [1]

   Ni mutum ne kawai kamarku <> I am merely a man like you. --Quran/18/110