merely

Definition

Without any other reason etc.; only, just, and nothing more.

Etymology

From Middle English mereli, equivalent to mere + -ly.

Example Sentences

• "But let us not be unfair to the kibitzers. Not all players hate 'em. Some merely dislike 'em."
• "All these people, who have tried to set you against me out of envy and love of slander – and some too merely passing on what they have been told by others – all these are very difficult to deal with."
• "It is not forgot, since the acute and distinct Arminius was perverted meerly by the perusing of a namelesse discourse writt'n at Delf, which at first he took in hand to confute."