Merely

Meaning

Adv

●

Without any other

etc.; only, just, and nothing more.

●

Wholly, entirely.

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Origin

merely

English

-ly

English

-lice

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

-ly

Middle English (1100-1500)

mere

English

meer

Anglo-Norman

mier

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

merus

Latin

mere

Maori

mere

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

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