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Webster 1913 Edition

Merely

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 oblige your friends.
Swift.
Syn. – Solely; simply; purely; barely; scarcely.

Webster 1828 Edition

Merely

ME'RELY

,
adv.
Purely; only; solely; thus and no other way; for this and no other purpose.
Price not your life for other ends
Than merely to oblige your friends.

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