Mere"ly, adv.
1.
Purely; unmixedly; absolutely.
Ulysses was to force forth his access,
Though merely naked.
Chapman.
2.
Not otherwise than; simply; barely; only.
Prize not your life for other ends
Than merely to obige your friends.
Swift.
Syn. -- Solely; simply; purely; barely; scarcely.
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